Dutiful vs Diligent - What's the difference?
dutiful | diligent |
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
As adjectives the difference between dutiful and diligent
is that dutiful is accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint while diligent is performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.dutiful
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Alternative forms
* dutifull (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.
- The sergeant maintained a dutiful shine on his boots.
