wifely

adjective

wife·ly ˈwī-flē

Synonyms of wifely next

: of, relating to, or befitting a wife

wifeliness

ˈwī-flē-nəs

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her. —

Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 20 June 2019 An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty. —

Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 June 2018 To play Midge, Brosnahan consulted a stack of vintage Good Housekeeping magazines, clipping articles about wifely deportment. —

Alexis Soloski, idahostatesman, 7 Jan. 2018

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