1. showing respect and obedience; fulfilling one’s duties or obligations conscientiously

Examples

• She was a dutiful daughter who always helped her parents.
• The dutiful employee never missed a deadline.
• He made a dutiful visit to his elderly grandmother every Sunday.
• The students gave dutiful attention to their teacher’s instructions.
• She wrote dutiful thank-you notes after receiving gifts.
• The dutiful son called his mother every week.