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duteous

 
('tē-əs, dyū'-) pronunciation
adj.
Obedient or dutiful.

[From DUTY.]

duteously du'te·ous·ly adv.

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Fowler's Modern English Usage:

duteous, dutiful

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Both words mean 'observing one's duty' and date from the 16th century; Shakespeare used both, though with a preference for duteous. Dutiful is now standard.

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Roget's Thesaurus:

duteous

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adjective

    Marked by courteous submission or respect: deferential, dutiful, obeisant, respectful. See resist/yield.

Translations:

Duteous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pligtopfyldende, lydig

Nederlands (Dutch)
plichtsgetrouw, gehoorzaam

Français (French)
adj. - obéissant, respectueux, soumis

Deutsch (German)
adj. - pflichtbewußt, gehorsam

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπάκουος, πειθαρχικός, ευπειθής, πειθήνιος

Italiano (Italian)
rispettoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - submisso

Русский (Russian)
послушный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obediente, sumiso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - plikttrogen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
尽职的, 顺从的, 忠贞的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 盡職的, 順從的, 忠貞的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 책임을 다하는, 본분을 지키는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 本分を守る, 忠実な, 従順な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צייתן, ממלא חובתו‬


 
 
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 Fowler's Modern English Usage. Oxford University Press. © 1999, 2004 All rights reserved.  Read more
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