Advertisement
Advertisement
dutifully
[doo-tuh-flee, dyoo-]
adverb
in a way that is required by moral or legal obligation, societal or cultural expectations, or a person’s position or occupation.
She dutifully registered to vote and received her ballot.
The player was stunned by the trade, but he dutifully reported to Cleveland after a decade in the Manhattan limelight.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-dutifully adverb
- undutifully adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of dutifully1
Example Sentences
For more than two years, a big wooden sign in west Marin County has displayed a set of hand-painted numbers, dutifully changed each morning.
Maybe they get browned in butter, topped with sour cream and dutifully served next to a kielbasa.
Despite the capriciousness of Glenn and Rickey’s friendship as they rocket toward Sacramento, Angarano dutifully acknowledges the city’s agreeably slow pace in the film.
The press dutifully reprinted his empty repetitions of the public health advice from experts.
All of their songs, whether fully realized or half-baked, were dutifully logged by McCartney into an exercise book he had swiped from school.
Advertisement
Related Words
- accurately
- www.thesaurus.com
- www.thesaurus.com
- duly
- equally
- equitably
- honestly
- www.thesaurus.com
- impartially
- www.thesaurus.com
- www.thesaurus.com
- www.thesaurus.com
- properly
- www.thesaurus.com
- www.thesaurus.com
- rightly
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse