Abusive
Abusive adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
Dutiful
Dutiful adjective - Marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status.
Usage example: the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner
Nearby Word: dutifully
Both words in one sentence
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Javerri ends up happy with her husband, while Nao-Pei ends up forced to be a dutiful wife to a man she did "depraved" things with (and who did those depraved things for abusive reasons) but doesn't actually like.
Source: Literature / Ladylord
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