dutifully
(adverb) out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner; “he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dutifully (comparative more dutifully, superlative most dutifully)
With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
• obediently
• respectfully
• reverently
• submissively
Source: Wiktionary
Du"ti*ful, a.
1. Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject.
2. Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection.
Syn.
– Duteous; obedient; reverent; reverential; submissive; docile; respectful; compliant.
– Du"ti*ful*ly, adv.
– Du"ti*ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 September 2024
(noun) accommodation to domestic life; “her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
