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uxorious [uhk-sawr-ee-uh s, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one’s wife.
Origin of uxorious 1590–1600; Latin ūxōrius, equivalent to ūxor wife + -ius -ious Related formsux·o·ri·ous·ly, adverbux·o·ri·ous·ness, nounun·ux·o·ri·ous, adjectiveun·ux·o·ri·ous·ly, adverbun·ux·o·ri·ous·ness, noun Examples from the Web for uxorious Contemporary Examples of uxorious
Even his relationship with his wife has hurt his sex appeal: Uxorious men are never sexy for long.
Tunku Varadarajan
September 6, 2010
Historical Examples of uxorious
Of them all Hilperik, the King of Neustria, was the most uxorious and effeminate.
Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
I have no wish to see the uxorious object, though you praise him.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete
George Meredith
Why, of course, Tom Redworth would be uxorious—the very man!
Diana of the Crossways, Complete
George Meredith
It might almost be said of him that he was the most uxorious of husbands.
Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger
But with the luxurious and uxorious love which does hinder action he had done.
The Love Affairs of Lord Byron
Francis Henry Gribble
British Dictionary definitions for uxorious uxorious adjective
- excessively attached to or dependent on one’s wife
Derived Formsuxoriously, adverbuxoriousness, nounWord Origin for uxorious C16: from Latin uxōrius concerning a wife, from uxor wife Word Origin and History for uxorious adj.
“excessively fond of or submissive to one’s wife,” 1590s, from Latin uxorius “of or pertaining to a wife,” from uxor (genitive uxoris) “wife,” of unknown origin. Uxorial, “relating to a wife or wives,” is recorded from 1800 and sometimes is used in the sense of uxorius.