housewifely

American  

[hous-wahyf-lee] / ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf li /

adjective

1. of, like, or befitting a housewife.

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housewifely British  

/ ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ /

adjective

1. prudent and neat; domestic

   housewifely virtues

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Other Word Forms

• housewifeliness noun
• unhousewifely adjective

Etymology

Origin of housewifely

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

Example Sentences

Imagine Mamie Eisenhower’s housewifely 1950s fringe somehow transformed into a must-have subculture statement.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019

Ms. Moore transformed and tamed the vaudeville style that had dominated sitcoms, perfecting a comic housewifely hysteria in Laura, made visible in the way she often appeared to be fighting back tears.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2017

Actually, Ms. Essman doesn’t waste much time on Anna’s housewifely activities.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2015

Ruled by clocks, children, husbands and housewifely chores, the neighboring friends, Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb, are portrayed with affectionate valor by Eileen Heckart and Geraldine Fitzgerald.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fired with a housewifely wish to see her storeroom stocked with homemade preserves, she undertook to put up her own currant jelly.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott