Civil and Dutiful

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Civil adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.

Usage example: please try to be civil to your ex-husband at the upcoming family wedding

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Dutiful and civil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dutiful" instead an adjective "Civil".

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

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Civil and dutiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Civil" instead an adjective "Dutiful".

Nearby Word: dutifully

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