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uxorious

Pronunciation:  uk`sowrueeus

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 Definition: [adj]  foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
 
 Synonyms: loving
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ux*o"ri*ous\, a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.]
Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a
dependent husband. ``Uxorious magistrates.'' --Milton.

      How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to
      thy will In perfect thraldom!            --Milton.
-- {Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ux*o"ri*ous*ness}, {n}.

 

 

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