uxorious
(adjective) foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uxorious (comparative more uxorious, superlative most uxorious)
Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife.
• doting
• maritorious
Source: Wiktionary
Ux*o"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.]
Definition: Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband. "Uxorious magistrates." Milton. How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to thy will In perfect thraldom! Milton.
– Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly, adv.
– Ux*o"ri*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2025
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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