dutifully

1. 1.

   out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner

   “he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday”

Questions about dutifully

What does dutifully mean?

dutifully means "out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner".

How many syllables are in dutifully?

dutifully has 4 syllables: du-ti-ful-ly. The stress falls on "du". In IPA it is /ˈdutifəli/.

Is dutifully a common word?

dutifully is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.