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   duteous

   /ˈdjuːtɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. dutiful: archaic "a duteous vassal"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from duty, on the pattern of words such as bounteous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. duteously adverb
   • 2. duteousness noun

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   What is the meaning of duteous?

   • Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Duteous(adj) fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.

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   How often is the term 'duteous' used?

   • The term «duteous» is normally little used and occupies the 138.284position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary. 0 100% FREQUENCY Little used 35 /100 The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «duteous» in the different countries. Principal search tendencies and common uses of duteous 1

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   What does a dutiful person mean?

   • Princeton's WordNet (4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: dutiful, duteous (adj) willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

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   Is a doctor a duteous person?

   • A doctor who makes a home visit is duteous. A waiter who is quick and accurate is duteous. Being duteous suggests diligence and respect for the task at hand. In some professions — like being a butler — the whole job is based on being duteous, but you can be duteous in any task you take seriously.

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   What is the meaning of obsequious?

   • Obsequious; submissively obedient. Etymology: Irregular combination of. Etymology: from duty. 1. Obedient; obsequious; respectful to those who have natural or legal authority. And durst not push too far his great success.

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   Duteous means dutiful, obedient, or faithful to duty. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and history of this adjective from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   To be duteous is to be conscious of your duties and diligent in performing them. A duteous employee gets to work on time, meets every deadline, and never gossips about the boss.

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   Define duteous. duteous synonyms, duteous pronunciation, duteous translation, English dictionary definition of duteous. adj. Obedient or dutiful. du′te·ous·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   3. Universal dictionary of the English language: a new and ... y in e-and -twenty yeomen tall Waited duteous on them all." Scott : Lay of the Last Minstrel, 1. 8. 2. Obsequious, obedient, dutiful, in either a good or a bad sense. " Be but duteous, and true preferment shall tender itself to thee."—. SJiakesp.