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husbandlike, a. and adv.|ˈhʌzbəndlaɪk|
[f. as prec. + like a. and adv.]
A. adj. Like or after the manner of a husband (in various senses).
1542Udall Erasm. Apoph. i. 3 That, that is aboue good housbandlyke clenlynes, we would bestowe in almes vppon our Christian brethren. a1722Lisle Husb. (1752) 101, I ploughed and sowed the corn in the most husbandlike manner I could. 1845Polson Eng. Law in Encycl. Metrop. 829/1 In the case of a farm, a promise is implied on the part of a yearly tenant, that he will use it in a husbandlike manner, and cultivate the lands according to the custom of the country. 1898Daily News 21 July 8/6 Mr. Calvert suggested that the plaintiff could have..left his wife at Ostend. The Deputy Judge did not think that would have been very husbandlike.
B. adv. After the manner of a husband.
1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) III. 100 The man..husband-like, will let nobody insult you but himself. |