dutiful
adjective
Origin of dutiful
Synonyms for dutiful
Related Words for dutiful
conscientious, binding, compliant, deferential, devoted, docile, faithful, obligatory, punctilious, regardful, respectful, submissive, duteous, reverentialExamples from the Web for dutiful
Contemporary Examples of dutiful
She appeared at his side, impish smile in place, dutiful, fragrantly rather than ferociously sexy, and—frustratingly—an adjunct.
Ibrahim made clear to Deputy Dennis Meyer that his daughter was a respectful and dutiful girl of Sudanese extraction.
Revered and dutiful, he fought (and was injured) in World War II, and succeeded to the tile in 1953.
But this detachment gives the biography a dutiful, going-through-the-motions tone.
It is home to Papa Pilgrim, a literal-minded, self-fashioned prophet; his wife, Country Rose; and their 15 dutiful children.
Historical Examples of dutiful
As for Lady Johnson, she is too dutiful and wise a woman to have any wishes that are not her husband's.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
Her impartial and dutiful reasonings on her difficult situation.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
But she was dutiful to him, and he was circumspect in his behaviour before her.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
And will it suit you to be dutiful if your uncle accepts this monstrous proposal?
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
"What my father says is always correct," replied the dutiful son.
Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown PrincessHenry W. Fischer