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View synonyms for duteous

duteous

[ doo-tee-uhs, dyoo- ]

adjective

  1. dutiful; obedient.


duteous

/ ˈdjuːtɪəs /

adjective

  1. formal.
    dutiful; obedient
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈduteousness, noun
  • ˈduteously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of duteous1

First recorded in 1585–95; duty + -ous
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Example Sentences

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

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.

It was a slight thing, but Olive noticed it, and the loving daughter felt more kindly towards the duteous son.

Both females and males, healed by my lays, to the Poet ere long will you be fulfilling your duteous vows.

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