wifelike

He shrugs his shoulders, and at that small gesture, wifelike, I am on to him.

The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009

He shrugs his shoulders, and at that small gesture, wifelike, I am on to him.

The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009

He shrugs his shoulders, and at that small gesture, wifelike, I am on to him.

The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009

Scott, you DID portray Brian in a very wifelike manner … no offense to any wives out there.

EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Today’s Comic: /ignore 2007

He expected me to prepare dinner and to otherwise be stereotypically wifelike.

sTORI Telling Tori Spelling 2008

I hope I am chasing a woman my wifelike he is being accused off, when I am 64

Divorce Turns Ugly for Nevada’s Governor - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

She used the Japanese word Danna-san, Sir Master, and although she had never yet allowed Kamejdro to master her at anything, she sang the word in a lilting, wifelike manner and dropped her eyes, and all the men there thought: "How lucky Kamejiro was to make that swap."

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

And Catherine smiled through the tears that were trembling in her eyes, at the half sad, half playful words; and a wifelike glance of trustfulness told how very dear he was.

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 Various

Miss Chudleigh was remembered by those who wished for the brilliant mistress, and scorned the wifelike quality of sedateness -- and Miss L. is now seen with a very silly fellow or two, walking backwards and forwards unmolested -- dwindled down from the new beauty to a very quotes pretty girl; and perhaps glad to come off so.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 383, August 1, 1829 Various

Mrs. Riccabocca had (to her credit be it spoken) used all becoming and wifelike arts against these three remnants of the old bachelor Adam, but in vain.

The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Various