The difference between Dutiful and Obedient
When used as adjectives, dutiful means accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint, whereas obedient means willing to comply with the , orders, or of those in authority.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dutiful and Obedient
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Dutiful as an adjective:
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
Examples:
"Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told."
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Dutiful as an adjective:
Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
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Obedient as an adjective:
Willing to comply with the , orders, or of those in authority.
Examples:
"Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot."