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dutiful

/dˈutifəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
du-ti-ful
IPA
/dˈutifəl/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.

adj

Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From duty + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more dutiful (comparative) most dutiful (superlative) dutifull (alternative)

Derived Forms

dutifully dutifulness undutiful

Synonyms

duteous

Questions

How do you pronounce dutiful?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈutifəl/.
What does dutiful mean?
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
Where does dutiful come from?
From duty + -ful.

How to pronounce dutiful

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