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Definition of dutiful adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

dutiful

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈdut̮ɪfl//
 
 
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doing everything that you are expected to do; willing to obey and to show respect synonym obedient a dutiful daughter/son/wife
NAmE//ˈdut̮ɪfli//
 
adverb We laughed dutifully at all his jokes, even the ones that weren't funny.
See dutiful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary