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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Of a wife; regarded as befitting a wife.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Of or pertaining to a wife or married woman; peculiar to or befitting a wife.
  2. Same as uxorious.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Of or pertaining to a wife, her genes, her relatives.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. rare Dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife; uxorious; also, becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. befitting or characteristic of a wife

Etymologies

  1. From Latin uxorius, from uxor (wife) (Wiktionary)
  2. From Latin uxōrius, from uxor, wife. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • mcsilverback It's based on the name of Noah's wife (uxor) Jun 9, 2009

  • john dmbrthnu, that was annoying, and not just because it broke the front page. nobody wants to scroll through your gibberish. Oct 11, 2008

  • smrtrthnu the chemical formula is C132983H211861N36149O40883S693. Oct 11, 2008

  • smrtrthnu that's 189,819 letters, people. Oct 11, 2008

  • smrtrthnu comment removed by janitorial staff Oct 11, 2008

  • gangerh Well, except one maybe. Sep 27, 2008

  • gangerh Correct for not noticing my friends aren't. Sep 26, 2008

  • chained_bear *rimshot!* Sep 26, 2008

  • Prolagus People called Andy. :-) Sep 26, 2008

  • chained_bear Latvians? Or people who know the meaning of uxorial? ;) Sep 26, 2008

  • Prolagus They are the best dentists. Sep 26, 2008

  • gangerh No. 'twas my friend Andy, a Latvian dentist. Sep 26, 2008

  • bilby Was your wife the one who knew it, 'erh? Sep 26, 2008

  • reesetee Let's hope you won't have to. :-) Apr 25, 2008

  • gangerh Love this word. Used it in my wedding speech. 150 guests and only found one who knew what I meant! Won't use it in a wedding speech again. Apr 25, 2008

  • chained_bear Of or pertaining to a wife or wives. Oct 8, 2007

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‘uxorial’ has been looked up 2305 times, loved by 4 people, added to 28 lists, commented on 16 times, and has a Scrabble score of 14.