wifely

[wahyf-lee]

adjective

wifelier, wifeliest 

1. of, like, or befitting a wife.

Other Word Forms

• wifeliness noun
• unwifely adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wifely¹

before 900; Middle English wifly, Old English wīflīc. See wife, -ly

Example Sentences

Their confrontation takes place in the kitchen, that supposedly wifely domain.

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Women will be returned to their rightful place on the honorable pedestals of motherhood and wifely servitude.

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That movie house memory pulls her back to her first love, pushing her to a new chapter where pleasure doesn’t come second to wifely sacrifice.

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They also advise her to be prepared for wifely duties and to use the perfumes they gifted her to boost her sexual appeal to her husband.

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They can also be heard advising her to be prepared for wifely duties and to use the perfumes they gifted her to boost her sexual appeal to her husband.

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