dutiful
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without…Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
» Robert looked like a dutiful student.
Meaning
2 sensesAccepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.
pflichtbewusst, pflichtgetreu
послу́шныйposlúšnyj
Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
Examples
8 sentencesRobert looked like a dutiful student.
This girl was always good and dutiful.
ruЭта девочка была всегда хорошая и исполнительная.
The altar boy dutifully followed the priest.
Layla was a dutiful caretaker.
He was dutiful.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From duty + -ful.From duty + -ful.
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Forms
more dutiful, most dutiful| Comparative | more dutiful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most dutiful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect:duteous
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form