uxorious
adj/ʌkˈsɔːɹ.i.əs/UK/ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/US
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”) + -ious.
- borrowed from uxōrius
Definitions
Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife
Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- In truth, Richard was a fond—almost an uxorious husband.
- Mr. Watkins Tottle was a rather uncommon compound of strong uxorious inclinations, and an unparalleled degree of anti-connubial timidity.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA