duteous

Speech parts

1. duteous - Adjective

2. duteous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.

Subservient; obsequious.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dutiful meek good moral devoted willing mild flexible loyal passive faithful yielding humble polite disciplined
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Antonyms

competitive aggressive animated bold commanding authoritative
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Related terms

duty

Examples

In yonder Grave a Druid lies Where slowly winds the Stealing Wave! The Year's best Sweets shall duteous rise To deck its Poet's sylvan Grave! William Collins

Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven; And if there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek It would not stain an angel's cheek, 'Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head! Walter Scott

a dutiful child Source: Internet

a dutiful citizen Source: Internet

Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Dutchwoman dutchy Duteil duteously duteousness duteplase