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uxorious

[ uhk-sawr-ee-uhs, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr- ]

adjective

  1. doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.


uxorious

/ ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs /

adjective

  1. excessively attached to or dependent on one's wife
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • uxˈoriousness, noun
  • uxˈoriously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ux·ori·ous·ly adverb
  • ux·ori·ous·ness noun
  • unux·ori·ous adjective
  • unux·ori·ous·ly adverb
  • unux·ori·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uxorious1

1590–1600; < Latin ūxōrius, equivalent to ūxor wife + -ius -ious
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uxorious1

C16: from Latin uxōrius concerning a wife, from uxor wife
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Example Sentences

Even his relationship with his wife has hurt his sex appeal: Uxorious men are never sexy for long.

Many are wedded to a theory or period, and are the most uxorious of husbands—ever ready to resent an affront to their lady.

A man need not, I hope, be deemed uxorious for liking a quiet dinner alone with his wife before he starts on a long journey.

The brewer—uxorious Andrew Cogglesby—might and would have bought the commission.

But the danger passed in his criticisms of the offender, whom he stigmatized as "the most uxorious and foolish of husbands."

In the meantime, I observed my old friend to be very uxorious and exceedingly fond of his children.

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