dutiful
adjective
1. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
- a dutiful child
- a dutiful citizen
- Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife
Similar word(s): obedient, duteous
Sentences with dutiful as an adjective:
- Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.
- The sergeant maintained a dutiful shine on his boots.