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duty bound

duty bound is the alternative form 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 form of?
Duty bound is the alternative form of dutybound.

Words near duty bound in the dictionary

  1. dutty
  2. dutuburi
  3. duty
  4. duty ace
  5. duty aces
  6. duty bound
  7. duty calls
  8. duty card
  9. duty cards
  10. duty cycle
  11. duty cycles

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