husbandly
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- husbandliness noun
- unhusbandliness noun
Example Sentences
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While there’s humor in Nick’s jealousy of his rich and handsome competitor, Sandler laces it with a feeling of threatened ego and husbandly pridefulness.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Beside me at the table, before our guests, my king is all attention and husbandly devotion.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2019
He could see Aubrey’s husbandly frown as a wisp of her hair touched his cheek.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2013
I can imagine Brand's tweet coming from a place of pure husbandly love.
From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2011
Some passages in his letters to the Queen, who took this first separation from him hard, are nice reading for their homely and husbandly spirit.
From Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood by Greenwood, Grace
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