Old-wivish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of old-wifish. alt-of, alternative
"As it is, however, if the House of Lords continue to prate the same old-wivish drivel they have been doing for the last twenty years, in this case, against French revolutions, and Prussian Agrarian Laws, we will not warrant the English nobility."
Example
More examples"As it is, however, if the House of Lords continue to prate the same old-wivish drivel they have been doing for the last twenty years, in this case, against French revolutions, and Prussian Agrarian Laws, we will not warrant the English nobility."
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