Husbandly

//ˈhʌzbəndli// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.

    "One thing she still would not allow was that horrible erotic act which was a commonplace of American and European films, but she took complaisantly enough now to his other husbandly advances."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to a husbandman or husbandry. obsolete
  3. 3
    Frugal; economical. obsolete

    "Even he that has the most of all is nevertheless oblig'd to be Frugal and Husbandly, and not to lavish or squander away what he has [...]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    related to or suited to a husband wordnet
  2. 2
    befitting or characteristic of a husband wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
abstemiousadoringaffectionatebridalcannilycanny

Example

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"One thing she still would not allow was that horrible erotic act which was a commonplace of American and European films, but she took complaisantly enough now to his other husbandly advances."

Etymology

From Middle English housbondly, equivalent to husband + -ly.

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