duteous

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duteous

/ˈdʒuː.ti.əs/ UK
/ˈdjuː.ti.əs/ UK
/ˈdjuː.tʃəs/ UK, dated
/ˈdu.ti.əs/ US

Rhymes with -uːtiəs

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Irregular combination of duty + -ous.

adjective more duteous · most duteous

archaic dutiful a duteous son
archaic Obsequious; submissively obedient. I know thee well. A ſeruiceable Villaine, As duteous to the vices of thy Miſtris, As badneſſe would deſire.

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adj obsequious; submissively obedient

Русский	послу́шный/поко́рный до́лгу poslúšnyj/pokórnyj dólgu, исполни́тельный ispolnítelʹnyj

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@misc{duteous_2026,
  title = {duteous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duteous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}