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dutiful

The English word “dutiful” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
  2. Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.

Etymology

From duty + -ful.

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