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1. Contrary to the spirit of duty.
1582. (title) A Particular Declaration … of the undutifull and traiterous Affection borne against her Maiestie by Edmond Campion.
1647. Clarendon, Hist. Reb., II. § 58. The Old Man … with some bitterness put his Son in mind of his Undutyful carriage towards him.
1697. Luttrell, Brief Rel. (1857), IV. 169. Undutifull words, which were … spoken by him of the King.
1870. J. Bruce, Life Gideon, xx. 363. Gideon’s … undutiful because unbelieving demeanour.
2. Lacking in the observance of duty.
1593. Shaks., 3 Hen. VI., V. v. 33. I know my dutie, you are all vndutifull.
1623. Gouge, Serm. Extent God’s Provid., § 7. Such undutifull servants as take occasion from their masters … weaknesse.
1641. Tatham, Distracted State, II. i. And y’ave proved The most undutiful’st of all her children.
1700. T. Brown, Amusem. Ser. & Com., viii. (1709), 81. Many Citizens Wives had hard Hearts, Undutiful Husbands, and Disobedient Children.
1748. Richardson, Clarissa (1811), I. xli. 312. Come not near us, if you resolve to be undutiful.
1831. Society, I. xii. 178. She … begged him to remonstrate with the undutiful girl.
1849. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., vi. II. 117. The King in reply sharply reprimanded his undutiful Councillors.
