duteous
Adjective Satellite
- willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
- "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"
Adj
- dutiful
- Obsequious; submissively obedient.
Adjective
- Conscientious in performing one's obligations; dutiful.
Examples
- a duteous son
- A truly duteous Scrabble player always checks for bingos, even on less promising letter racks.
Origin / Etymology
Irregular combination of duty + -ous.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
duteous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordduteous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
duteous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
duteous: valid Words With Friends Word