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wifely

American

[wahyf-lee] / ˈwaɪf li /

adjective

wifelier, wifeliest

of, like, or befitting a wife.

Other Word Forms

unwifely adjective
wifeliness noun

Etymology

Origin of wifely

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

Example Sentences

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But conventional piety urged the pastor to insist that she live up to her wifely duty, no matter that her husband grossly flaunted his infidelity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2022

I began to question why I had created that dynamic; I was a feminist, not someone clinging to a traditional wifely role.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2021

But there were tensions from the start, and Faithfull wasn’t sure she was cut out for the wifely muse role that, even in such bohemian circles, she was expected to play.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2021

Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2019

It’s all very tidy and pretty in a wifely way, but she’ll have dug up her geraniums to plant tatties for the War Effort.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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