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uxorious
[ uhk-sawr-ee-uhs, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr- ]
adjective
- doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.
uxorious
/ ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs /
adjective
- excessively attached to or dependent on one's wife
Derived Forms
- uxˈoriousness, noun
- uxˈoriously, adverb
Other Words From
- ux·ori·ous·ly adverb
- ux·ori·ous·ness noun
- unux·ori·ous adjective
- unux·ori·ous·ly adverb
- unux·ori·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of uxorious1
Example Sentences
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.
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