devoted

Adjective
US[dih-voh-tid]/dɪˈvoʊtɪd/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. zealous in devotion or affection“a devoted husband and father”“devoted friends”Opposite undedicatedSimilar dedicated
  2. (followed by ‘to’) dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use“large sums devoted to the care of the poor”“a life devoted to poetry”Opposite undedicatedSimilar dedicated
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·vot′ed adjective

Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer. — De·vot′wb-a1′>′ed·ly, adverb — De·vot′wb-a1′>′ed·ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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