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Duteous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Duteous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

"a dutiful child"

"a dutiful citizen"

"Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"

2

dutiful

Example Sentences
"a dutiful child" adjective
"a dutiful citizen" adjective
"Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife" adjective
See Also
unduteous dutiful duteousness duty duteously obsequious obedient
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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