uxorious

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uxorious

/ʌkˈsɔːɹ.i.əs/ UK
/ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/ US
/ʌɡˈzɔɹ.i.əs/ US

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Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”) + -ious.

adjective more uxorious · most uxorious

Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion. With theſe in troop Came Aſtoreth, whom the Phœnicians call'd Aſtarte, Queen of Heav'n, with creſcent Horns; To whoſ,e bright Image nightly by the Moon Sidonian Virgins paid their Vows and Songs, In Sion alſo not unſung, where ſtood Her Temple on th' offensive Mountain, built By that uxorious King,
Similar: doting

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adj Very devoted and/or submissive to one's wife

Español	mandilón, calzonazos, pollerudo, saco largo, pisado, macabeo
Français	uxorieux
Русский	подкаблу́чный podkablúčnyj

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@misc{uxorious_2026,
  title = {uxorious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uxorious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}