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duty-bound

duty-bound is the alternative spelling of dutybound.

Meaning of dutybound

Adjective

dutybound (comparative more dutybound, superlative most dutybound)

  1. Compelled by duty.
    • The captain was dutybound to see all passengers off the sinking ship before he left it himself.

Forms of duty-bound

comparativemore duty-bound
superlativemost duty-bound

Questions about duty-bound

What is duty-bound the alternative spelling of?
Duty-bound is the alternative spelling of dutybound.

Words near duty-bound in the dictionary

  1. duty roster
  2. duty rosters
  3. duty solicitor
  4. duty solicitors
  5. duty to retreat
  6. duty-bound
  7. duty-free
  8. duty-frees
  9. duty-man
  10. duty-men
  11. dutybound

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