uxorious

Definition

Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”).

Example Sentences

• "With theſe in troop Came Aſtoreth, whom the Phœnicians call'd Aſtarte, Queen of Heav'n, with creſcent Horns; To whoſ,e bright Image nightly by the Moon Sidonian Virgins paid their Vows and Songs, In Sion alſo not unſung, where ſtood Her Temple on th' offensive Mountain, built By that uxorious King, whoſe heart though large, Beguil'd by fair Idolatreſſes, fell To Idols foul."
• "In truth, Richard was a fond—almost an uxorious husband."
• "Mr. Watkins Tottle was a rather uncommon compound of strong uxorious inclinations, and an unparalleled degree of anti-connubial timidity."

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