ux·o·ri·ous
ˌək-ˈsȯr-ē-əs 
ˌəg-ˈzȯr-
ˌəg-ˈzȯr-
: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
uxoriously
adverb
uxoriousness
noun
ux·o·ri·ous·ness
plural -es
: the quality or state of being uxorious
a prince whose manhood was … molten down in mere uxoriousness—
Alfred Tennyson
Alfred TennysonExamples of uxorious in a Sentence
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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.
—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.
—Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2017
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Adjective
Turgenev was gentle, uxorious, self-effacing and preternaturally empathetic.
—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.
—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.
—Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2017
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“Uxorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uxorious. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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