- wifelike
- I. adverb Date: 1598 in a wifely manner II. adjective Date: 1587 wifely
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wifelike
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Wifelike — Wife like , a. Of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman. Wifelike government. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wifelike — /wuyf luyk /, adj. 1. wifely. adv. 2. in a manner befitting a wife. [1590 1600; WIFE + LIKE] * * * … Universalium
wifelike — adjective Resembling a wife … Wiktionary
wifelike — adjective befitting or characteristic of a wife • Syn: ↑wifely, ↑uxorial • Ant: ↑husbandly (for: ↑wifely) • Derivationally related forms: ↑uxor … Useful english dictionary
wifely — wifeliness, n. /wuyf lee/, adj., wifelier, wifeliest. of, like, or befitting a wife. Also, wifelike. [bef. 900; ME wifly, OE wiflic. See WIFE, LY] * * * … Universalium
unwifelike — adjective Not wifelike … Wiktionary
wife — n. (pl. wives) 1 a married woman esp. in relation to her husband. 2 archaic a woman, esp. an old or uneducated one. 3 (in comb.) a woman engaged in a specified activity (fishwife; housewife; midwife). Phrases and idioms: have (or take) to wife… … Useful english dictionary
wifely — adjective befitting or characteristic of a wife (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑wifelike, ↑uxorial • Ant: ↑husbandly • Derivationally related forms: ↑uxor (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
