husbandly
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/ˈhʌzbəndli/
(UK)
Definition of husbandly
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.
“One thing she still would not allow was that horrible erotic act which was a commonplace of American and European films, but she took complaisantly enough now to his other husbandly advances.”
“He strives for husbandly allure in slow-motion ballads: “Love You Gently” and the role-reversing “Trading Places,” in which he calls for her to be the aggressive one and offers to make breakfast the next morning.”
“As a result, analogies between royal, paternal, and husbandly authority were frequently drawn.”
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adj
-
Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.
“One thing she still would not allow was that horrible erotic act which was a commonplace of American and European films, but she took complaisantly enough now to his other husbandly advances.”
“He strives for husbandly allure in slow-motion ballads: “Love You Gently” and the role-reversing “Trading Places,” in which he calls for her to be the aggressive one and offers to make breakfast the next morning.”
“As a result, analogies between royal, paternal, and husbandly authority were frequently drawn.”
- (obsolete)Pertaining to a husbandman or husbandry.
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(obsolete)Frugal; economical.
“Even he that has the most of all is nevertheless oblig'd to be Frugal and Husbandly, and not to lavish or squander away what he has [...].”
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Etymology
From Middle English housbondly, equivalent to husband + -ly.
Words you can make from husbandly
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11 words5-letter words
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4-letter words
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3-letter words
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