housewifely

[ hous-wahyf-lee ]

adjective
  1. of, like, or befitting a housewife.

Origin of housewifely

1
1300–50; Middle English. See housewife, -ly

Other words from housewifely

  • house·wife·li·ness, noun
  • un·house·wife·ly, adjective

Words Nearby housewifely

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How to use housewifely in a sentence

  • She is thoughtful and serious; the housewifely instinct is awaking in her bosom.

  • Besides the daily round of housewifely cares, every season brought its special duties.

  • She set to work in a very housewifely way to tidy up the house, Edna helping all she could.

    A Dear Little Girl at School | Amy E. Blanchard
  • It suggested so pleasantly the housewifely thrift and cleanliness of an earlier generation which she loved to copy.

    Mary Ware's Promised Land | Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Hence I gather that housewifely instincts in women may have uses hitherto undreamed of.

    A Journal from Japan | Marie Carmichael Stopes

British Dictionary definitions for housewifely

housewifely

/ (ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ) /


adjective
  1. prudent and neat; domestic: housewifely virtues

Derived forms of housewifely

  • housewifeliness, noun

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