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Synonyms for duteous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : doo-tee-uh s, dyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdu ti əs, ˈdyu-



Définition of duteous

  • adj dutiful
Example sentences :
  • They have come, but Priscilla thou 'rt none the less my dear and duteous daughter.
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
  • Sir, but I do think that the musician, if duteous, is meet for a starry crown.
  • Extract from : « Charles Auchester, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Elizabeth Sheppard
  • So let them in; observe me with all duteous respect: let them in.
  • Extract from : « The Works of John Marston » by John Marston
  • Gracious my father, fear not;    100 I rest most duteous to your dispose.
  • Extract from : « The Works of John Marston » by John Marston
  • She burst out into a fit of laughter at my duteous principles.
  • Extract from : « The Sylph, Volume I and II » by Georgiana Cavendish
  • Never master had a page so kind, so duteous, diligent, true.
  • Extract from : « Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare » by E. Nesbit
  • In all her ways she was sweet and duteous, grateful and eager to serve.
  • Extract from : « Audrey » by Mary Johnston
  • He pressed the buzzer imperiously, and Betty responded with duteous haste.
  • Extract from : « The Sturdy Oak » by Samuel Merwin, et al.
  • I say, recounts even to the gods his duteous conduct and his pious care of their altars.
  • Extract from : « L. Annaeus Seneca On Benefits » by Seneca
  • Ever from infancy (save in that frantic passion for which I now despise myself), I have obeyed you, I trust, as a duteous son.
  • Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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