dutifully

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US /ˈduːtiːfəli/
adv Freq #60161

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    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[…]

  2. 2
    adv

    out of a sense of duty

Etymology

From dutiful + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · with a regard to duty; in a... accordantlyaccordinglyagreeablyappropriatelybecominglychastelycompliantlyconformablyconsistentlycontinentlycorrectlydecently

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