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undutiful

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un·du·ti·ful  (n-dt-fl, -dy-)
adj.
1. Lacking a sense of duty.
2. Unreliable or disobedient.
un·duti·ful·ly adv.
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Adj.1.undutiful - lacking due respect or dutifulnessundutiful - lacking due respect or dutifulness; "impious toward one's parents"; "an undutiful son"
impious
disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
Translations
undutiful
adj → pflichtvergessen; child → ungehorsam
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The doctor retired into the kitchen, where, addressing himself to the landlady, he complained bitterly of the undutiful behaviour of his patient, who would not be blooded, though he was in a fever.
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