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dutifully

[ doo-tuh-flee, dyoo- ]

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adverb

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of dutifully¹

dutiful ( def ) + -ly

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Despite the capriciousness of Glenn and Rickey’s friendship as they rocket toward Sacramento, Angarano dutifully acknowledges the city’s agreeably slow pace in the film.

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The press dutifully reprinted his empty repetitions of the public health advice from experts.

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All of their songs, whether fully realized or half-baked, were dutifully logged by McCartney into an exercise book he had swiped from school.

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Fans in the Rose Garden audience dutifully cheered - even as Trump blatantly lied..

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And many of those fans dutifully rose to their feet and lifted their phones each time Messi stood over the ball.

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