Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Like a (good) husband.
- Frugal; thrifty.
- Frugally; economically.
Wiktionary
- adj. Having the characteristics of a husband.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. rare Frugal; thrifty.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. befitting or characteristic of a husband
- adj. related to or suited to a husband
Etymologies
- husband + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“For instance, Hoke's response to Daisy's complaints can easily come across as a father talking to a child, so Falcone said she had to make sure his reactions had a more "husbandly" feeling to draw the right effect.”
“When my husband is not here to perform his husbandly duties, so to speak, I need to find my endorphins elsewhere and running delivers them quickly & plentifully.”
“Worst Husband Moment: When Charlotte tries to seduce Humbert, the only way he can fulfill his husbandly duties is by staring at a framed picture of Lolita.”
“Guiccioli also noisily exercised his husbandly right to sex with Teresa, making Byron intensely jealous.”
The Huffington Post: If He Has A Mistress, Why Can't She Have...A Mister?
“Both imposed strict standards of decorum that upheld husbandly authority.”
The Huffington Post: If He Has A Mistress, Why Can't She Have...A Mister?
“I can imagine Brand's tweet coming from a place of pure husbandly love.”
The Guardian: A cool Radio 4? What a turn-off | Victoria Coren
“His visits to the Lord of the Rings slash archive sometimes allowed him to perform with more enthusiasm when discharging his husbandly duties.”
“And my sweet little girl, home from daycare since Wednesday while HBF is off doing husbandly things, is determined that my incapacities not interfere with her pursuit of world domination.”
““She said I was to lie back and close my eyes and the earl”—Emma could not quite suppress her shudder—“my husband would simply fold the hem of my nightdress up a few inches—after the lamps were extinguished, of course—and perform his husbandly duty.””
““Drilling for oil, digging for gold, performing your husbandly duties?””
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