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dutiefully

dutiefully is the obsolete spelling of dutifully.

Meaning of dutifully

Adverb

dutifully (comparative more dutifully, superlative most dutifully)

  1. With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
    • Ives, who is better known for sliminess than courage, approached Samson who was dutifully attending his feudal lord Grouty as usual[…]1979, Paul Ableman, Porridge: The Inside Story, page 90

Forms of dutiefully

comparativemore dutiefully
superlativemost dutiefully

Questions about dutiefully

What is dutiefully the obsolete spelling of?
Dutiefully is the obsolete spelling of dutifully.

Words near dutiefully in the dictionary

  1. dutiable
  2. dutiables
  3. dutibound
  4. dutie
  5. dutied
  6. dutiefully
  7. duties
  8. duties of care
  9. duties of support
  10. duties to retreat
  11. dutiful

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