Duteous

//ˈdʒuː.ti.əs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    dutiful archaic

    "a duteous son"

  2. 2
    Obsequious; submissively obedient. archaic

    "I know thee well. A ſeruiceable Villaine, As duteous to the vices of thy Miſtris, As badneſſe would deſire."

Adjective
  1. 1
    willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect wordnet

Synonyms

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obedientacquiescentactivecarefulcompliantcomplying

Example

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"It will be evident, that whatever had been the vexation experienced on this occasion by Lady Anne, she had taken care to give her duteous and unoffending daughters much more than she had received, and which only arose from her own conduct."

Etymology

Irregular combination of duty + -ous.

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