Dutiful and Gracious

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

Nearby Word: dutifully

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

Usage example: he was a gracious man, habitually offering his seat on the bus to elderly women

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Dutiful and gracious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dutiful" instead an adjective "Gracious".

Nearby Words: grace, graceful, graciously, gracefully, Gracie

Cersei Lannister was regarded as a dutiful and gracious leader before the rumours began flying about her Twincest with her brother, Jaime, and her eventual and obvious Sanity Slippage.

Source: Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
In Rachel Griffin, Nastasia Romanov, Princess of Magical Australia, is a gracious, gentle, ladylike, dutiful and kind Princess Classic, with very long ash-blond hair.

Source: Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold

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