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duteous

[ doo-tee-uhs, dyoo- ]

adjective

  1. dutiful; obedient.


duteous

/ ˈ»åÂá³Üː³Ùɪə²õ /

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

  • ˈ»å³Ü³Ù±ðŽÇ³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ»å³Ü³Ù±ðŽÇ³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å³Üt±ð·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • »å³Üt±ð·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·»å³Üt±ð·ŽÇ³Ü²õ adjective
  • un·»å³Üt±ð·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • un·»å³Üt±ð·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of duteous1

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

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Whose hearts no greater pleasure seek Than see thee smile, and hear thee speak, And feel all natural griefs beguiled By thee, their fond, their duteous child.

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Roman piety was the duteous care of one's relatives.

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Nine and twenty yeomen tall Waited duteous on them all.

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Had he known no change, my affections would have centered in him; that is, I should have passed through life a duteous and observant partner of his cares and pleasures.

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And Psyche, since had come no priestess there To trim the temple, in her pious care Forgat herself, and lent her duteous aid.

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