With all the tenderness of wifely love. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
wifely — [[t]wa͟ɪfli[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Wifely is used to describe things that are supposed to be typical of a good wife. She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly. ...the ideology of wifely duty … English dictionary
wifely — UK [ˈwaɪflɪ] / US adjective Word forms wifely : adjective wifely comparative wifelier superlative wifeliest mainly literary considered to be typical of a wife … English dictionary
wifely — wife|ly [ˈwaıfli] adj old fashioned wifely qualities or actions are supposed to be typical of a good wife sometimes used humorously way … Dictionary of contemporary English
wifely — wife ► NOUN (pl. wives) 1) a married woman considered in relation to her husband. 2) archaic or dialect a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. DERIVATIVES wifely adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «woman» … English terms dictionary
wifely — adjective Date: before 12th century of, relating to, or befitting a wife • wifeliness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
wifely — wifeliness, n. /wuyf lee/, adj., wifelier, wifeliest. of, like, or befitting a wife. Also, wifelike. [bef. 900; ME wifly, OE wiflic. See WIFE, LY] * * * … Universalium
wifely — adjective Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife … Wiktionary
wifely — Synonyms and related words: adoring, affectionate, bridal, conjugal, connubial, demonstrative, devoted, epithalamic, faithful, filial, fond, husbandly, hymeneal, languishing, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome, loving, marital, married, maternal,… … Moby Thesaurus
wifely — wife|ly [ waıfli ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY considered to be typical of a wife … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wifely — adj. characteristic of or relating to a wife, befitting a wife … English contemporary dictionary
