duteous

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Exception 3.—Final y is sometimes changed into e: as, duty + ous = duteous; beauty + ous = beauteous.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

In yonder grave a Druid lies, Where slowly winds the stealing wave; The year’s best sweets shall duteous rise To deck its poet’s sylvan grave.

From The Poetical Works of William Collins With a Memoir by Collins, William

The watchman of the seas leaves not the coast, duteous in his lonely cares; while Beowulf, with his companions, marches onwards.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Fearless, unfear'd, her husband caress'd his duteous bride.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

This is the mistresse flame; and duteous he Her happy fire-works here, comes down to see.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard