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du•ti•ful
Pronunciation: (dOO'tu-ful, dyOO'-), [key]—
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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.