husbandly

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husbandly

/ˈhʌzbəndli/ UK

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From Middle English housbondly, equivalent to husband + -ly.

adjective more husbandly · most husbandly

Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital. 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.
obsolete Pertaining to a husbandman or husbandry.
obsolete Frugal; economical. 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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@misc{husbandly_2026,
  title = {husbandly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/husbandly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}