Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or suited to a housewife; domestic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or characteristic of a housewife; pertaining to the female management of a house; like a housewife; thrifty.
- With the economy of a careful housewife.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In the manner of a
housewife .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective related or suited to a housewife
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lady Bridget made no comment upon her husband's scant courtesy to his guest when she rejoined Maule after an hour or two spent in housewifely business.
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Fisher trains her wit on the tyranny of the balanced meal and other housewifely conventions made more onerous by wartime rationing.
The Romantical She Amy Finnerty 2011
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The fascinating question arose to Ms. Beauman: What were the housewifely ladies, such as the heroine of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, reading when they were riding on the train to town for shopping?
Archive 2009-01-01 Linda 2009
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The fascinating question arose to Ms. Beauman: What were the housewifely ladies, such as the heroine of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, reading when they were riding on the train to town for shopping?
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The first one contains only one person: a tired, housewifely person who has just finished mopping the floor.
Archive 2008-03-01 Heather McDougal 2008
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Dully, in a lifeless imitation of housewifely zeal, she stacked the plates and saucers.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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But Colin, in spite of all the empirical evidence about my housewifely skills, was trying to be nice.
Christina Patterson: Thanks to the politicians, we're all 'hard-working' now 2010
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But, as I have been becoming more immersed in my housewifely role, I've begun to think how nice it would be to have on a pretty dress or skirt when my husband comes home from work.
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Dully, in a lifeless imitation of housewifely zeal, she stacked the plates and saucers.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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The first one contains only one person: a tired, housewifely person who has just finished mopping the floor.
Lost in Split Heather McDougal 2008
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