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uxorious
adjective
ux·o·ri·ous
ˌək-ˈsȯr-ē-əs
ˌəg-ˈzȯr-
: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
uxoriously
adverb
uxoriousness
noun
Examples of uxorious in a Sentence
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Turgenev was gentle, uxorious, self-effacing and preternaturally empathetic.
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Sam Sacks, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
With insight and aplomb, Roberts completes his mission, revealing the king to have been a conventional, conservative gentleman, uxorious husband and father of 15.
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Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
The uxorious Hoosier, whose political career seemed deader than Lazarus or Myspace two years ago, is now a heartbeat—or a Robert Mueller indictment— away from being leader of the free world.
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Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
Latin uxorius uxorious, uxorial, from uxor wife
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
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“Uxorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uxorious. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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