Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duteous

/ˈdu.ti.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: du-teous
IPA: /ˈdu.ti.əs/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic

adj

Obsequious; submissively obedient.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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."
"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!"

Etymology

Irregular combination of duty + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: duty

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdu.ti.əs/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more duteous (comparative) most duteous (superlative)

Derived Forms

duteously duteousness unduteous

Frequently Paired Words

duty

Synonyms

dutiful

Rhymes With

beauteous

Questions

How do you pronounce duteous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdu.ti.əs/.
What does duteous mean?: dutiful
Where does duteous come from?: Irregular combination of duty + -ous.

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