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.

  1. borrowed from uxōrius

Definitions

  1. 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

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for uxorious. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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