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duteous
UK /ˈdʒuː.ti.əs/ US /ˈdu.ti.əs/
adj 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
eruiceable, unoffending
VERB + DUTEOUS
give
DUTEOUS + NOUN
daughters, son, vices
Definitions
adj
1
dutiful
a duteous son
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.
2
Obsequious; submissively obedient.
I know thee well. A ſeruiceable Villaine, As duteous to the vices of thy Miſtris, As badneſſe would deſire.
O Lord, the awful Lord of will! though late, Even yet renew this soul with duteous breath: That when the peace is garnered in from strife, The work retrieved, the will regenerate, This soul may see thy face, O Lord of death!
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Synonyms
adjective — willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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a duteous son
Wiktionary02
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
Wiktionary03
I know thee well. A ſeruiceable Villaine, As duteous to the vices of thy Miſtris, As badneſſe would deſire.
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