uxorious

[ uhk-sawr-ee-uhs, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

uxorious

/ ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs /

1590–1600; < Latin ūxōrius, equivalent to ūxor wife + -ius -ious

C16: from Latin uxōrius concerning a wife, from uxor wife

Even his relationship with his wife has hurt his sex appeal: Uxorious men are never sexy for long.

Many are wedded to a theory or period, and are the most uxorious of husbands—ever ready to resent an affront to their lady.

A man need not, I hope, be deemed uxorious for liking a quiet dinner alone with his wife before he starts on a long journey.

The brewer—uxorious Andrew Cogglesby—might and would have bought the commission.

But the danger passed in his criticisms of the offender, whom he stigmatized as "the most uxorious and foolish of husbands."

In the meantime, I observed my old friend to be very uxorious and exceedingly fond of his children.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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