Uxorial

Quick meaning: Uxorial is an adjective meaning (not comparable) Of or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.

Meaning

(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.

More Meanings

1. (comparable) Devoted to one's wife; uxorious.

Example Sentences

Riccabocca, the wiliest and most relentless of men in his maxims, melted into absolute uxorial imbecility at the sight of that mute distress.

Both are middle-class wives and mothers who are socially isolated and disenchanted with their marriages. [...] Unable to escape their uxorial and maternal roles, both retreat into themselves.

Jane [Eyre]'s nightmare of inarticulate desire suggests that more is at stake than common law, as Rochester seems to believe, or even ethical norms, such as she grapples with after learning his uxorial secret.

To marry with bridewealth is known as kukwa, and this form of union involves the allocation of both uxorial and genetricial rights to the husband. He is entitled to compensation in the case of adultery and he both receives and pays the bridewealth for his sons and daughters.

Synonyms for uxorial

Depending on context, synonyms include wifelike, wifely, wifey.

Antonyms for uxorial

Common opposites include husbandly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wifely, wifelike, cousinal, spousal, related, concubinary.

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