ADJECTIVE | all | duteous, dutiful | willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect |
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Meaning | willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. | |
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Example | "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife" | |
Synonym | dutiful | |
Broader | obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority |
Spanish | considerado, obediente, respetuoso | |
Catalan | considerat, obedient, respectuós | |
Nouns | duty | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force |
duty | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons |
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