wifely
adjective
wife·ly
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Definition of wifely
: of, relating to, or befitting a wife
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Other Words from wifely
wifeliness
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noun
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Examples of wifely in a Sentence
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Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her. — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, "The ‘Wife Guys’ of the 2020 presidential race," 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, "ChurchToo and Mike Pence’s Crisis of Faith," 21 June 2018 To play Midge, Brosnahan consulted a stack of vintage Good Housekeeping magazines, clipping articles about wifely deportment. — Alexis Soloski, idahostatesman, "Did you hear the one about the housewife who walks into a comedy club?," 7 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wifely.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wifely
wifely
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of wifely
old-fashioned
: of, relating to, or suitable for a wife
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