dutiful

English

Alternative forms

• dutifull (archaic)

Etymology

duty +‎ -ful

Adjective

dutiful (comparative more dutiful, superlative most dutiful)

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

   Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.

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

Derived terms

• undutiful

Translations

accepting of one's obligations

• Dutch: plichtsgetrouwe (nl)
• French: dévoué (fr)
• German: pflichtbewusst (de)
• Hebrew: הַצַּיְתָנִית (hatsaytanít)
• Latin: pius (la)
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• Polish: odpowiedzialny (pl)
• Portuguese: obediente (pt), submisso (pt)
• Romanian: îndatoritoare
• Russian: послу́шный (ru) (poslúšnyj)
• Spanish: obediente (es)