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dutiful
adjective as in obedient
Example Sentences
Ralph Fiennes does most of the heavy lifting here, playing Cardinal Lawrence, a dutiful and doubting man overseeing the vote for the next pope.
It was clear long before that point that Moss had earned the job even beyond the dutiful time he’d put in as the likable backup.
Some of this feels more dated or dutiful than spry, but one part of the gala program on Thursday really had the theater buzzing: a guest appearance by the British singer-songwriter FKA twigs.
Quickly I became the dutiful girlfriend waiting for the ring I was sure I wanted and the husband my friends told me I deserved.
As the show unravels, Zucker starts describing his marriage in a dutiful attempt at getting real.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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