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    duteous
    /ˈdjuːtɪəs/

    adjective

    • 1. dutiful: archaic "a duteous vassal"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › duteousDuteous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. du· te· ous ˈdü-tē-əs. also ˈdyü- Synonyms of duteous. : dutiful, obedient. Examples of duteous in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years. John Altavilla, courant.com, 12 May 2017.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › duteousDUTEOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Duteous definition: dutiful; obedient.. See examples of DUTEOUS used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUTEOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. Word origin. [ 1585–95; duty + -ous] This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: competence, corridor, develop, filament, sine -ous is a suffix forming adjectives that have the general sense “possessing, full of” a given quality ( covetous; glorious; nervous ...

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › duteousDuteous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To be duteous is to be conscious of your duties and diligent in performing them. A duteous employee gets to work on time, meets every deadline, and never gossips about the boss. A duty is a responsibility or obligation, so to be duteous is to be mindful of one’s duties. A doctor who makes a home visit is duteous.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › duteousDUTEOUS Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for DUTEOUS: dutiful, amiable, agreeable, obedient, acquiescent, obliging, docile, submissive; Antonyms of DUTEOUS: willful, wilful, wayward, rebellious, defiant, contumacious, contrary, unruly

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › duteousDuteous - definition of duteous by The Free Dictionary

    Define duteous. duteous synonyms, duteous pronunciation, duteous translation, English dictionary definition of duteous. adj. Obedient or dutiful. du′te·ous·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › duteousduteous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · duteous ( comparative more duteous, superlative most duteous) ( archaic) dutiful. a duteous son. ( archaic) Obsequious; submissively obedient . duteously. duty. unduteous. ± obsequious; submissively obedient.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › duteous_adjduteous, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Characterized by the performance of duty to a superior; dutiful, submissive, obedient, subservient. (Of persons and their actions, etc.) 1594. And yet the dutious vassall scarce is gone. W. Shakespeare, Lucrece sig. K1 v. 1597. I intreate true peace of you, Which I will purchase with my dutious seruice. W. Shakespeare, Richard III ii. i. 64. 1608.

  10. www.wordsmyth.netduteous | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English language...

    The meaning of duteous. Definition of duteous. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › duteousDuteous Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Duteous definition: Obedient or dutiful.