dutifully
21
3.7
- adverb
- /ˈdjuːtɪfəli/
:
obedientemente
- Wynn heads for the kitchen, rummaging through cabinets and drawers as Loomis dutifully wipes up his muddy trail.
- dutifully followed
- dutifully recorded
- dutifully went
And so these families dutifully talk glowingly about the Biden team because they're afraid.
- And so these families dutifully talk glowingly about the Biden team because they're afraid.
- And so these farmers were very dutifully reporting their illegal use of pymetrazine on their cannabis crops for years.
Examples
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Tully's father farmed dutifully, cooked dutifully, accepted hail, drought, and flood without a word.
Fiction book (1991) -
The other student, Hilda, is dutifully following every technical and interpretive indication provided in the notation.
Academic text (2011) -
As expected, I went out dutifully and found a job right away.
Academic text (1998) -
The next day at rehearsal, the students dutifully enter the room, get out their instruments, and prepare to play.
Academic text (2006) -
He dutifully takes her out for a breath of fresh air every day.
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Stevie, however, sat at his place and quietly, dutifully ate whatever was put before him.
Fiction book (1992) -
Meanwhile, its pyramid-shaped hierarchy ensures that these members dutifully execute the aims of its national leadership at the local level.
Academic text (2011) -
Other former Bell researchers recall the ubiquitous lab notebook, in which data were dutifully recorded.
Academic text (2002) -
The boy looked at her, blinked, stifled a yawn, nodded, and trotted off dutifully behind Desidio.
Fiction book (1993) -
Every evening, he dutyfully attends the family dinner as expected.
Synonyms
54
2.6
In a loyal, reliable, or exact way
52
3.0
In a careful way that shows others they can trust you to do what is right
38
4.1
In a careful and steady way that shows hard work
12
2.7
In a willing way to do what someone says
7
2.5
In a way that shows strong support for someone or something
5
7.7
To do something carefully and with steady effort
5
5.4
To do something carefully because you feel responsible
1
4.6
In a way that follows rules or instructions
Antonyms
How Dutiful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dutifully comes from duty, which originally meant what you 'owe' to someone, like something that is due. So, to act dutifully is to do what you 'owe' or must do, showing responsibility.