be+dutiful
11dutiful — adjective a) Accepting of ones 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. b) Pertaining to ones duty; demonstrative of ones sense of duty.… …
12dutiful — du|ti|ful [ˈdju:tıfəl US ˈdu: ] adj doing what you are expected to do and behaving in a loyal and obedient way ▪ a dutiful son ▪ Dutiful applause greeted his speech …
13dutiful — [[t]dju͟ːtɪfʊl, AM du͟ː [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is dutiful, you mean that they do everything that they are expected to do. The days of the dutiful wife, who sacrifices her career for her husband, are over. Derived words:… …
14dutiful — /ˈdjutəfəl / (say dyoohtuhfuhl) adjective 1. performing the duties required of one; obedient: a dutiful child. 2. required by duty; proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty: dutiful attention. –dutifully, adverb –dutifulness, noun …
15dutiful — duteous, dutiful Both words mean ‘observing one s duty’ and date from the 16c; Shakespeare used both, though with a preference for duteous. Dutiful is now standard …
16dutiful — adj. Dutiful is used with these nouns: ↑daughter, ↑son, ↑wife …
17dutiful — du|ti|ful [ dutıfəl ] adjective FORMAL careful to do things that other people ask or expect you to do: Tom was a loving and dutiful son. ╾ du|ti|ful|ly adverb …
18dutiful — adjective conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one s duty. ↘motivated by duty rather than enthusiasm: dutiful applause. Derivatives dutifully adverb dutifulness noun …
19dutiful — adjective always doing what you are expected to do and always behaving in a loyal and obedient way: I m not going to play the dutiful little housewife any more! …
20dutiful — adjective Clarence s dutiful niece Syn: conscientious, responsible, dedicated, devoted, attentive; obedient, compliant, submissive, biddable; deferential, reverent, reverential, respectful, good See note at obedient …
