husbandly
Americanadjective
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That same set of English common law customs that confined married women under the promise of husbandly protection also provided women with the legal ability to terminate their pregnancies.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
While there’s humor in Nick’s jealousy of his rich and handsome competitor, Sandler laces it with a feeling of threatened ego and husbandly pridefulness.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
He could see Aubrey’s husbandly frown as a wisp of her hair touched his cheek.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 14, 2013
I can imagine Brand's tweet coming from a place of pure husbandly love.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2011
The door opened abruptly, and the Man strode in with a very determined, husbandly look on his haggard face.
From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
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