Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of a wife; regarded as befitting a wife.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a wife or married woman; peculiar to or befitting a wife.
- Same as
uxorious .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife; uxorious; also, becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a
wife , hergenes , herrelatives .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective befitting or characteristic of a wife
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Only a sense of uxorial duty to his position stopped Hadrian from sending Sabina into exile.34
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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After all, even Livia could not claim uxorial and maternal ties to three Augusti.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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She takes the sandwich from him and bites into it, an uxorial gesture meant to allay suspicion.
The Oscars 2009
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Ought to be fun, will enjoy whatever tidbits you dole out regarding uxorial bliss later in life or not, some things are private, even for a blogger.
500 miles later, I'm back in Madison. Ann Althouse 2009
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She takes the sandwich from him and bites into it, an uxorial gesture meant to allay suspicion.
The Oscars 2009
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We got to see vintage big Bill again this summer as he saw his uxorial partner in political brazenness lose to a rookie.
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Is that an unfair advantage in the never ending uxorial struggle to stay on the reservation?
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As was so often the case, P.G. Wodehouse reached deep into the heart of the matter: collecting sporting memorabilia requires dedication, a willingness to speculate, a tolerance of risk and, too often, a certain amount of the ‘iron in the soul’ that equips a man to survive uxorial disapproval.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2008
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Will I need to look uxorial up the next time John uses the word?
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# Lanna Lee Maheux-Quinnon 14 Mar 2007 at 2:28 pm chang, not only did I need to look up uxorial, I had to look it up the last time Scalzi used the word.
chained_bear commented on the word uxorial
Of or pertaining to a wife or wives.
October 9, 2007
gangerh commented on the word uxorial
Love this word. Used it in my wedding speech. 150 guests and only found one who knew what I meant! Won't use it in a wedding speech again.
April 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word uxorial
Let's hope you won't have to. :-)
April 25, 2008
bilby commented on the word uxorial
Was your wife the one who knew it, 'erh?
September 26, 2008
gangerh commented on the word uxorial
No. 'twas my friend Andy, a Latvian dentist.
September 27, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word uxorial
They are the best dentists.
September 27, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word uxorial
Latvians? Or people who know the meaning of uxorial? ;)
September 27, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word uxorial
People called Andy. :-)
September 27, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word uxorial
*rimshot!*
September 27, 2008
gangerh commented on the word uxorial
Correct for not noticing my friends aren't.
September 27, 2008
gangerh commented on the word uxorial
Well, except one maybe.
September 27, 2008
smrtrthnu commented on the word uxorial
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October 11, 2008
smrtrthnu commented on the word uxorial
that's 189,819 letters, people.
October 11, 2008
smrtrthnu commented on the word uxorial
the chemical formula is C132983H211861N36149O40883S693.
October 11, 2008
john commented on the word uxorial
dmbrthnu, that was annoying, and not just because it broke the front page. nobody wants to scroll through your gibberish.
October 11, 2008
mcsilverback commented on the word uxorial
It's based on the name of Noah's wife (uxor)
June 9, 2009