— dutifully , adv.
/dooh"teuh feuhl, dyooh"-/ , adj.
1. performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child.
2. required by duty; proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty: dutiful attention.
[ 1545-55; DUTY + -FUL ]
Syn. 1. respectful, docile, submissive, duteous.