Dutifully

Quick meaning: Dutifully is an adverb meaning With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.

Meaning

With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.

Example Sentences

Ives, who is better known for sliminess than courage, approached Samson who was dutifully attending his feudal lord Grouty as usual[…]

The stereotypical image of the Jain renunciant is a monk (or possibly nun) dutifully sweeping the ground gently before him with a small broom […].

But most Israeli mechanics say "breaks," with the "r" sound dutifully transformed from the American dog-barking noise to an upscale Frenchlike trill.

Dutifully socking away a chunk of your salary each month may seem like a surefire path to a comfortable retirement. But there are plenty of ways you could be sabotaging that savings.

Word Forms

• dutiefully

Synonyms for dutifully

Depending on context, synonyms include duteously, obediently, respectfully, reverently, submissively, accordantly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include faithfully, consciously, thoroughly, conscientiously, scrupulously, diligently.

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