uxoriousness

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He had missed her society more than he dared confess; for uxoriousness is a pitiful attitude.

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  1. The state or character of being uxorious; connubial dotage; foolish fondness for a wife.

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  • He had missed her society more than he dared confess; for uxoriousness is a pitiful attitude. —  Kimono
  • She had ceased, on reflection, to be altogether so vivacious: her stronger second nature had somewhat resumed its empire: still she was fresh, and could at times be roguishly affectionate and she patted him, and petted him, and made much of him; slightly railed at him for his uxoriousness and domestic subjection, and proffered him her fingers to try the taste of. —  Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
  • Many a laugh poor Beatrix had had about Frank's uxoriousness: his mother would have gone to Clotilda when her time was coming, but that the mother-in-law was already in possession, and the negotiations for poor Beatrix's marriage were begun. —  The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
  • And molten down in mere uxoriousness. " —  The Age of Fable
  • And molten down in mere uxoriousness. —  Idylls of the King
 

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