dutiful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From duty + -ful.
Meanings
-
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
And when blondes and beautiful are multiple / They become so dull and dutiful
1996, Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray, “Rotterdam (or Anywhere)”, in Blue Is the Colour, performed by The Beautiful South:Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.
- Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dutiful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| dutifull | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more dutiful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undutiful · dutifully · dutifulness
Translations (19)
pt obediente (accepting of one's obligations) · sv pliktmedveten (accepting of one's obligations) · es obediente (accepting of one's obligations) · fr dévoué (accepting of one's obligations) · pt submisso (accepting of one's obligations) · pl odpowiedzialny (accepting of one's obligations) · sv plikttrogen (accepting of one's obligations) · ru послу́шный (accepting of one's obligations) · de pflichtbewusst (accepting of one's obligations) · la pius (accepting of one's obligations) · da pligttro (accepting of one's obligations) · tr ödevcil (accepting of one's obligations) · da pligtopfyldende (accepting of one's obligations) · ro îndatoritoare (accepting of one's obligations) · he הַצַּיְתָנִית (accepting of one's obligations) · de pflichtgetreu (accepting of one's obligations) · nl plichtsgetrouwe (accepting of one's obligations) · tr vazifeşinas (accepting of one's obligations) · hu kötelességtudó (accepting of one's obligations)