单词 | housekeeperly |
释义 | > as lemmasˈhouseˌkeeperly ˈhouseˌkeeperly adj. like or characteristic of a housekeeper. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [adjective] > of or relating to manager > skilled in household management > of woman housewifely1528 housekeeper-like1831 housewifish1835 housekeeperly1854 1854 T. L. Nichols & M. S. G. Nichols Marriage i. xi. 97 The amount of education that makes a meek, subservient, housekeeperly wife, is just what our female schools endeavor to give. 1883 W. D. Howells Woman's Reason (new ed.) I. iii. 60 Marian..turned to her mother with an air of housekeeperly pre-occupation to ask something about the lunch. 1997 C. Dodd Well Pleasured lady ii. 26 Mary's fingers itched to pick up his apparel and hang it on a hook, but she subdued her housekeeperly instincts. < as lemmas |
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