The meaning of DUTIFUL is filled with or motivated by a sense of duty. How to use dutiful in a sentence.

DUTIFUL definition: performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful child. See examples of dutiful used in a sentence.

Add to word list (of a person) obedient or (of an action) done because it is necessary or expected: a dutiful child (Definition of dutiful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

Definition of dutiful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you say that someone is dutiful, you mean that they do everything that they are expected to do. The days of the dutiful wife, who sacrifices her career for her husband, are over.

1. performing the duties expected or required of one; respectful; obedient: a dutiful child. 2. proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty.

May 26, 2025 · Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.

dutiful, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 du•ti•ful /ˈdutəfəl, ˈdyu-/ adj. performing the duties required of one; obedient: a dutiful child. du•ti•ful•ly, adv.: He …

Britannica Dictionary definition of DUTIFUL [more dutiful; most dutiful] : doing what is expected of you a dutiful servant/daughter/father the dutiful way he took care of his sick mother