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.
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Husbandly
//ˈhʌzbəndli//
Synonyms for "husbandly" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (26)
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3 translations across 1 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- икономичен adj (Frugal; economical)
- пестелив adj (Frugal; economical)
- съпружески adj (Having the characteristics of a husband)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
He strives for husbandly allure in slow-motion ballads: “Love You Gently” and the role-reversing “Trading Places,” in which he calls for her to be the aggressive one and offers to make breakfast the next morning.
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As a result, analogies between royal, paternal, and husbandly authority were frequently drawn.
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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 [...].
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