Duteous

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdjuː.ti.É™s/, /ˈdÊ’uː.ti.É™s/
• US IPA: /ˈdu.ti.É™s/
• Rhymes: -uːtiÉ™s

Origin

Irregular combination of duty + -ous.

Full definition of duteous

Adjective

1. (archaic) Obsequious; submissively obedient.
• 1623, William Shakespeare, , act iv, scene 6 (First Folio ed.)I know thee well. A Å¿eruiceable Villaine,
  As duteous to the vices of thy Miſtris,
  As badneſſe would deſire.
• 1881 , The Heart of the Night, lines 10-14''O Lord, the awful Lord of will! though late,''Even yet renew this soul with duteous breath:''That when the peace is garnered in from strife,''The work retrieved, the will regenerate,''This soul may see thy face, O Lord of death!

Related terms

• duteously
• duty