dutifully

American  

[doo-tuh-flee, dyoo-] / ˈdu tə fli, ˈdyu- /

adverb

1. in a way that is required by moral or legal obligation, societal or cultural expectations, or a person’s position or occupation.

   She dutifully registered to vote and received her ballot.

   The player was stunned by the trade, but he dutifully reported to Cleveland after a decade in the Manhattan limelight.

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-dutifully adverb
• undutifully adverb

Etymology

Origin of dutifully

dutiful ( def. ) + -ly

Related Words

• accurately
• correctly
• decently
• duly
• equally
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• legitimately
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• reasonably
• rightfully
• rightly