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ux⋅o⋅ri⋅ous

  [uhk-sawr-ee-uhs, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr-]
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–adjective
doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L ūxōrius, equiv. to ūxor wife + -ius -ious

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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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