wifish

adj

Etymology

From wife + -ish.

  1. inherited from *wībą — “woman; wife
  2. inherited from *wīb
  3. inherited from wīf — “woman, wife
  4. inherited from wyf
  5. suffixed as wifish — “wife + ish

Definitions

  1. Like a wife.

    • But when I press anything, it is always with a true wifish submission to your judgment and inclination.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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