WordNet Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Wife"ly\, a. [AS. w[=i]flic.]
Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. ``Wifely
patience.'' --Chaucer.
With all the tenderness of wifely love. --Dryden.
| Pronunciation: | 'wIflee | ||
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| Matching Terms: | wifeless, wifelike | ||
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| Definition: | [adj] of or befitting or characteristic of a wife | ||
| Synonyms: | uxorial, wifelike | ||
| Antonyms: | husbandly | ||
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| Definition: | \Wife"ly\, a. [AS. w[=i]flic.]
Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. ``Wifely
patience.'' --Chaucer.
With all the tenderness of wifely love. --Dryden.
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