uxorious - 4 dictionary results
ux⋅o⋅ri⋅ous
[uhk-sawr-ee-uh
s, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr-] 
–adjective
| doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife. |
Related forms:
ux⋅o⋅ri⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
ux⋅o⋅ri⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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| ux·o·ri·ous (ŭk-sôr'ē-əs, -sōr'-, ŭg-zôr'-, -zōr'-) adj. Excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife. [From Latin uxōrius, from uxor, wife.] ux·o'ri·ous·ly adv., ux·o'ri·ous·ness n. |
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Uxorious
Ux*o"ri*ous\, a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.] Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband. "Uxorious magistrates." --Milton. How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to thy will In perfect thraldom! --Milton. -- Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Ux*o"ri*ous*ness, n.
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uxorious
"excessively fond of or submissive to one's wife," 1598, from L. uxorius "of or pertaining to a wife," from uxor (gen. uxoris) "wife," of unknown origin.
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