duteously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdutiəsli/ UK /ˈdjuːtiəsli/ See IPA manual

adv

Meanings

1

adv
in a dutiful or obedient manner

The squire duteously attended his master at every meal.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a dutiful or obedient... dutifully obediently compliantly deferentially respectfully

Opposites

disobedientlyrebelliously

Word family

Related forms duteous duty dutiful

Etymology

From 'duteous' + '-ly'. 'Duteous' is from 'duty' + '-eous'; 'duty' derives from Old French 'deu' ('owed'), from Latin 'debere' ('to owe').

duete Middle English debere Latin

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# duteously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈdutiəsli
**IPA (UK):** ˈdjuːtiəsli

## Meanings
1. in a dutiful or obedient manner

## Examples
- The squire duteously attended his master at every meal.

## Synonyms
- dutifully
- obediently
- compliantly
- deferentially
- respectfully

## Antonyms
- disobediently
- rebelliously

## Related Forms
- duteous
- duty
- dutiful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: duete
- Root: debere

## Etymology
From 'duteous' + '-ly'. 'Duteous' is from 'duty' + '-eous'; 'duty' derives from Old French 'deu' ('owed'), from Latin 'debere' ('to owe').

## AI Etymology
Duteously comes from 'duteous' + '-ly'. 'Duteous' is from 'duty' + '-eous'; 'duty' derives from Old French 'deu' ('owed'), from Latin 'debere' ('to owe'). The etymological trail includes Old French duete and Latin debere. As an adverb, duteously means in a dutiful or obedient manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as duteous, duty, and dutiful. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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