Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duty-bound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
du-ty-bound
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of dutybound.

Inflected Forms

more duty-bound (comparative) most duty-bound (superlative)

Synonyms

obliged

Questions

What does duty-bound mean?
Alternative spelling of dutybound.

How to pronounce duty-bound

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