# dutiful vs dutifully

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dutiful
*adjective · frequency rank #45,345*
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.

### dutifully
*adverb · frequency rank #43,125*
With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.

## Source
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