duteous

[ doo-tee-uhs, dyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. dutiful; obedient.

Origin of duteous

1
First recorded in 1585–95; duty + -ous

Other words from duteous

  • du·te·ous·ly, adverb
  • du·te·ous·ness, noun
  • un·du·te·ous, adjective
  • un·du·te·ous·ly, adverb
  • un·du·te·ous·ness, noun

Words Nearby duteous

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How to use duteous in a sentence

  • Not against my great acharya is my wrathful bow-string drawn, Not against a lovéd father fights a loving duteous son!

    Maha-bharata | Anonymous
  • The Nazarenes are not rebels; they are quiet, duteous folk, who ask but one thing: to be allowed to worship their God.

  • Katharine maintained a duteous silence; the Lady Mary stood with her hands clasped before her.

    The Fifth Queen | Ford Madox Ford
  • It was a slight thing, but Olive noticed it, and the loving daughter felt more kindly towards the duteous son.

    Olive | Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
  • Both females and males, healed by my lays, to the Poet ere long will you be fulfilling your duteous vows.

British Dictionary definitions for duteous

duteous

/ (ˈdjuːtɪəs) /


adjective
  1. formal, or archaic dutiful; obedient

Derived forms of duteous

  • duteously, adverb
  • duteousness, noun

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