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du·te·ous (d

s, dy

adj.

Obedient or dutiful.

[From duty.]

dute·ous·ly adv.

duteous [ˈdjuːtɪəs]

adj

Formal or archaic dutiful; obedient

duteously adv

duteousness n

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Adj.

duteous - willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

dutiful

obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

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