What does housewifely mean?
Housewifely means Befitting a housewife..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Befitting a housewife..
[…] to make the yong women sobre minded, to loue their husbands to loue their children, to be discrete, chaste, housewifely, good and obediente vnto theyr owne husbands […]
A wholesome good housewifely Countrey Wench is worth a thousand of you, in sadness.
[…] as for the Maid, she was […] very handy and housewifely in any Thing that was before her; an excellent Manager, and fit indeed to have been Governess to the whole Island […]
[…] her stepfather […] waited on, looking into the fire and keeping the kettle boiling with housewifely care, as if it were an honour to have her in his house.
[…] I thought my father was mean and cruel. He had enjoyed his Mexican holiday, and still was unable to proffer a bit of kindness to the woman who had waited patiently, busying herself with housewifely duties.
Use housewifely when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Housewifely means Befitting a housewife..
Common synonyms include housewifey, housewifish, domestic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] to make the yong women sobre minded, to loue their husbands to loue their children, to be discrete, chaste, housewifely, good and obediente vnto theyr owne husbands […]
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