WIFELIKE

wifely, wifelike, uxorial

(adjective) befitting or characteristic of a wife

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

wifelike (comparative more wifelike, superlative most wifelike)

Resembling a wife.

Source: Wiktionary


Wife"like`, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman. " Wifelike government." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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