dutifully

American  

[doo-tuh-flee, dyoo-] / ˈdu tə fli, ˈdyu- /

adverb

1. in a way that is required by moral or legal obligation, societal or cultural expectations, or a person’s position or occupation.

   She dutifully registered to vote and received her ballot.

   The player was stunned by the trade, but he dutifully reported to Cleveland after a decade in the Manhattan limelight.

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-dutifully adverb
• undutifully adverb

Etymology

Origin of dutifully

dutiful ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

It was everywhere online: a glistening democracy of vegetables and protein, dutifully spaced on parchment, slid into a hot oven, retrieved as a complete life solution.

From Salon

I dutifully photographed the Leaning Tower of Pisa, for example, but what I remember most from that day is chatting with the African migrants selling selfie sticks in the surrounding streets.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He’s a soldier at heart that carries out his orders dutifully, and that makes him valuable to her.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At this, America’s hockey dudes laughed dutifully and dude-ily, unaware of how disgusting people would find this tidbit of locker room talk.

From Salon

The assignment is defense, a role Smart has dutifully filled for his whole career.

From Los Angeles Times

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