housewifely

[ hous-wahyf-lee ]

adjective

1. of, like, or befitting a housewife.

Other Words From

• housewifeli·ness noun
• un·housewifely adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of housewifely¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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It suggested so pleasantly the housewifely thrift and cleanliness of an earlier generation which she loved to copy.

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Hence I gather that housewifely instincts in women may have uses hitherto undreamed of.

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