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"excessively fond of or submissive to one's wife," 1598, from L. uxorius "of or pertaining to a wife," from uxor (gen. uxoris) "wife," of unknown origin. Uxorial, "relating to a wife or wives," is recorded from 1800 and sometimes is used in the sense of uxorius; uxoricide, "the murder of one's wife," is recorded from 1854.
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What is word for excessive wife loving?
Uxorious is the adjective.
How is uxorious used in a sentence?
'Uxorious' ain't a word, so I ain't using it.
How do you use the word uxorious in a sentence?
(The adjective uxorious means showing excessive fondness to one's wife.) His uxorious fawning aside, he secretly resented his wife's success.
Want to find the history and origin of word uxorious?
1598: Latin uxorious, uxorial, from uxor'wife.'
What does uxorious mean?
= uxorious = -excessively fond of or submissive to a wife -A perverted affection that has strayed to one's own wife.
How do you pronounce uxorious?
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What is the word for exessively wife loving?
Uxorious
What is the word for person extremely fond of his wife?
Uxorious.
What is uxorious?
A word meaning "overly dependent on one's wife". Pronounced uh-xorious.
What is the latin word for being over-fond of one's wife?
;: Latin uxorius uxorious, uxorial, from uxorwife
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How do you use uxorious in a sentence?
This word means wifely, or pertaining to a wife. Here are some sentences.She performed her uxorial duties, but behind his back she filed for divorce.He never realized that he had been changed by her uxorial influence.And even -- "I had to look up the word 'uxorial' in the dictionary!"
