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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect;
- Example: "a dutiful child"
- Example: "a dutiful citizen"
- Example: "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";
[syn: dutiful, duteous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Duteous \Du"te*ous\, a. [From Duty.]
   1. Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a
      superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed;
      obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Subservient; obsequious.
      [1913 Webster]

            Duteous to the vices of thy mistress. --Shak.
      -- Du"te*ous*ly, adv. -- Du"te*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

duteous
    adj 1: willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a
           dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda
           was a chaste and duteous wife"; [syn: dutiful,
           duteous]