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  • adjective Archaic form of dutiful.

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Examples

  • Now, be a dutifull automoton and go take your medication.

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  • Now, be a dutifull compassionate conservative and take your meds.

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  • Beside all this, shee was so obedient to her husband, so fervent in all dutifull offices, and patient, without the very least provoking: as hee held himselfe much more then contented, and the onely happy man of the world.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Afterward, by the loving paines of Conradoes wife, as also her daughter Spina, Madam Beritola (being recovered from her passionate traunce, and her vitall spirits executing their Offices againe) fell once more to the embracing of her Sonne, kissing him infinite times, with teares and speeches of motherly kindnesse, he likewise expressing the same dutifull humanity to her.

    The Decameron 2004

  • And then the Queene, somewhat offended at the folly of the former controversie, commanded Madame Philomena, that she should give beginning to the dayes Novels: which (in dutifull manner) shee undertooke to doe, and seating her selfe in formall fashion, with modest and very gracious gesture, thus she began.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Gentlewoman; neither would I so patiently have suffered this, but onely in my dutifull reverence to you.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Neverthelesse, for such admirable benignity used to me, both by your Royall selfe, and your vertuous Queene: heaven shower downe all boundlesse graces on you both, for it exceedeth all merit in me, and so she ceased speaking, in most dutifull manner.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Wherin may evidently be discerned, that servants to princes and great lords, are many times recompenced, rather by their good fortune, then in any regard of their dutifull services

    The Decameron 2004

  • Wherin may evidently be discerned, that servants to princes and great lords, are many times recompenced, rather by their good fortune, then in any regard of their dutifull services

    The Decameron 2004

  • When the Fac-totum perceived, that he knew perfectly how to undergo his businesse, and had questioned him by signes, concerning his willingnesse to serve there still, and received the like answere also, of his dutifull readinesse thereto; he gave him order to worke in the Garden, because the season did now require it; and to leave all other affayres for the Monastery, attending now onely the Gardens preparation.

    The Decameron 2004

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