dutifully

American  

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of dutifully

dutiful ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

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dutifully

Though the period is dutifully realized, we’re left without an artful dramatization of why everything changed because of these particular people in this specific scenario.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

He dutifully stuffs the bills into the slot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Inside a hotel conference room downtown, rapper/vocalists Johnny and Taeyong and singers Jaehyun, Haechan and Yuta are dutifully seated at a table with iced coffees, pens and notepads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Maro Itoje, Jamie George, Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly, and Mako and Billy Vunipola dutifully served out a single-season spell in the second tier.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

So I dutifully told Gregory my parents had agreed, and he hung up so he could call and let the people who’d found the chicken know I’d be coming for her.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

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