dutybound

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

duty +‎ bound

Adjective[edit]

dutybound (comparative more dutybound, superlative most dutybound)

  1. Compelled by duty.
    The captain was dutybound to see all passengers off the sinking ship before he left it himself.
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