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undutiful /ʌnˈdjuːtɪfʊl / /ʌnˈdjuːtɪf(ə)l/adjectiveNot respectful or obedient.Annoyed, the father insisted on driving the ‘undutiful son’ out of the house....- But his reputation as a bad head of household dishonored him, and his undutiful behavior toward his mother followed him into the courtroom.
- He is also undutiful to me, besides being a spendthrift and squanderer.
Derivativesundutifully /ʌnˈdjuːtɪfʊli/ /ʌnˈdjuːtɪf(ə)li/ adverb ...- They were merely old, and their children had undutifully failed to grow up and give them a place by the fire.
- Like many cases before this where the police have acted inappropriately and undutifully they do not want another damaging case against the faults of the police released to the public.
- But he was painfully anxious to exculpate himself from the guilt of having acted undutifully and disrespectfully towards France.
undutifulness noun ...- Disobedience in this regard does not constitute undutifulness to parents.
- The case as against them is undoubtedly a strong one, and they must be left to defend themselves as best they can against the charge of undutifulness to their mother, the Establishment.
- Had undutifulness been found among the ignorant people, it might have been a little excusable.
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