housewifely

adjective

house·​wife·​ly -īflē 

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: relating, belonging, or appropriate to a housewife

housewifely virtues

housewifely indignation over high prices

: domestic, thrifty

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for housewifely

• wifely