dutifully
dutifully adverb: with a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
Adverb
dutifully (comparative more dutifully, superlative most dutifully)
- 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
- But most Israeli mechanics say "breaks," with the "r" sound dutifully transformed from the American dog-barking noise to an upscale Frenchlike trill.2000, Adam M Garfinkle, Politics and society in modern Israel: myths and realities
- Synonyms:
- duteously, obediently, respectfully, reverently, submissively, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately, becomingly
Examples of dutifully in a sentence
- Dutifully socking away a chunk of your salary each month may seem like a surefire path to a comfortable retirement.2014 August 6, Melanie Hicken, “5 big retirement mistakes”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2025:
- The stereotypical image of the Jain renunciant is a monk (or possibly nun) dutifully sweeping the ground gently before him with a small broom […].2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 10:
- DfT left train operators to 'take the heat' - which they dutifully did, fearful of speaking up and 'biting the hand that feeds'.2020 September 23, Nigel Harris, “Comment: We MUST seize the moment”, in Rail, page 3:
Synonyms of dutifully
- duteously
- obediently
- respectfully
- reverently
- submissively
- accordantly
- accordingly
- agreeably
- appropriately
- becomingly
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Forms of dutifully
| comparative | more dutifully |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dutifully |
| alternative form (obsolete) | dutiefully |
Origin of dutifully
From dutiful + -ly.
Questions about dutifully
- What does dutifully mean?
- Dutifully means with a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
- How do you use dutifully in a sentence?
- Dutifully socking away a chunk of your salary each month may seem like a surefire path to a comfortable retirement.
- What part of speech is dutifully?
- Dutifully is an adverb.
Words near dutifully in the dictionary
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