dutiful
Adjective Satellite
- willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
- "a dutiful child"
- "a dutiful citizen"
Adj
- Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
- Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
Adjective
- Conscientiously fulfilling one's obligations; obedient.
Examples
- Being a dutiful Words With Friends opponent, she always double-checked her word’s validity.
- Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.
Origin / Etymology
From duty + -ful.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
dutiful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddutiful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dutiful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
dutiful: valid Words With Friends Word