dutiful
adjective
also ˈdyü-\
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deferent, deferential, regardful, respectful
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But a complete redesign for the 2020 model reloads and reinvigorates the dutiful Corolla. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE: A versatile 52 mpg," 30 Aug. 2019 The nurses emptied them frequently, like dutiful barmaids. — Garnett Kilberg Cohen, The New Yorker, "My Life in Smoke," 25 Aug. 2019 In addition, the test subjects may have subconsciously incorporated the cliché of dutiful older siblings and cosmopolitan later borns into their evaluation and could have thus brought about the expected result themselves. — Corinna Hartmann, Scientific American, "Does Birth Order Affect Personality?," 8 Aug. 2019 As her sibling Dorabella, Sarah Larsen not only has a wonderful combination of gentleness and power, but weaves the most compelling characterization onstage, the dutiful daughter morphing into a rebellious scamp. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, "Review: ‘Cosi fan tutte’ refuses to wilt on humid, stormy night," 15 July 2019 Like a dutiful son, Evan recounted the conversation. — Stephen Ruiz, orlandosentinel.com, "As Orlando Storm bring World TeamTennis here, one player enjoys sport more after grind of Challenger Tour," 11 July 2019 Another important factor is the increase in university tuition fees, which has transformed many students from dutiful scholars into entitled consumers. — The Economist, "“Academic mobbing” undermines open inquiry and destroys the soul of universities," 23 July 2019 Still, Read said, Ivanka Trump can’t help but stay by her father’s side, always loyal and dutiful in public. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Ivanka Trump uses leaks to ‘have it both ways’ after father’s racist tweets, ‘send her back’ chants, reports say," 19 July 2019 The album’s selections, which trace the development of religious music in various clerical settings, from the Neapolitan school to the German church, is rigorous enough to please academically minded listeners without being the least bit dutiful. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "A Millennial Countertenor’s Pop-Star Appeal," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dutiful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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