2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dutiful \Du"ti*ful\, a. 1. Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject. [1913 Webster] 2. Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection. Syn: Duteous; obedient; reverent; reverential; submissive; docile; respectful; compliant. -- {Du"ti*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Du"ti*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dutifully adv : out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner; "he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday"
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