duteous

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒuː.ti.əs/
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/ˈdʒuː.ti.əs/ · /ˈdjuː.ti.əs/ · /ˈdjuː.tʃəs/ · /ˈdu.ti.əs/

Definition of duteous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (archaic)dutiful
    “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.”
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adj

  1. (archaic)dutiful
    “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.”
  2. (archaic)Obsequious; submissively obedient.
    “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!”

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Etymology

Irregular combination of duty + -ous.

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