uxorial

American

[uhk-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr-] / ʌkˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-, ʌgˈzɔr-, -ˈzoʊr- /

adjective

of or relating to a wife; typical of or befitting a wife.

uxorial British

/ ʌkˈsɔːrɪəl /

adjective

of or relating to a wife

uxorial influence

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Other Word Forms

uxorially adverb

Etymology

Origin of uxorial

1790–1800; < Latin ūxōri ( us ) pertaining to a wife + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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Sordi, of course, had a boyish mug built to amuse, and it’s paired well with Massari’s coiled portrait of uxorial frustration.

From Los Angeles Times

Something primeval–the eternal uxorial upon which her whole life rested, possessed her and she smiled, and touched her husband’s thick, black hair gently.

From Project Gutenberg

Dear," she said to Eileen, the tears of uxorial vexation drying unshed in her pretty eyes, "Austin has thought fit to seize upon this moment to bring a man down to dinner.

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