uxoriousadj.

Brit.

/ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌəkˈsɔriəs/,

/ˌəɡˈzɔriəs/

Etymology: < Latin ūxōrius ( < ūxor wife): see -ous suffix.

a. Of persons: Dotingly or submissively fond of a wife; devotedly attached to a wife.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > excessively loving > characterized by excessive love of wife

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mamisha1656

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective] > characterized by excessive love of wife

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mamisha1656

1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. iv. vi. 45 Whose mannish Hus-wiues..make a drudge of their uxorious mate.

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iv. ii, in Wks. I. 569 Hee's an asse that will be so vxorious, to tie his affections to one circle.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης vii. 64 Effeminate and Uxorious Magistrates..being themselves govern'd and overswaid at home under a Feminine usurpation.

1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 178 Whom, being an uxorious man, Jezabel his wife stirred up.

1730 H. Fielding Rape upon Rape iii. iii. 32 You are not the only Wife who would give her Husband this Advice..were Men all so uxorious to take it, Tyburn [etc.].

1782 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 1 218 The uxorious monarch [sc. Solomon].

1822 T. Attwood in C. M. Wakefield Life T. Attwood (1885) vii. 89 I am a little what vulgar folks call uxorious, and am never truly eloquent upon any subject but my wife and children.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 208 A living warning to all uxorious old boys.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 150 I have found that uxorious men..may bring themselves into a somewhat similar state of debility.

in extended use.a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 417 Uxorious Inmate, Bird obscene, Dar'st thou defile..These silent Seats of faithful Loves?

b. figurative (of inanimate objects, etc.).

ΚΠ

a1643 W. Cartwright Ordinary (1651) i. iv. 16 We have got One that will doe more good with's tongue that way Than that uxorious showre that came from Heaven.

1720 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth VI. 196 Weary Plough-men curs'd the stay, Of the too Uxorious Day.

1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes (new ed.) I. i. ii. 19 Th' uxorious River glides away,..smooth-winding to the Sea.

1813 H. Smith & J. Smith Horace in London i. ii. 19 Sir Francis..To father Thames commits his fate: In secret the uxorious tide Safe bears him to the Surrey side.

1863 J. Conington tr. Horace Odes i. ii. 20 Old Tiber,..spite of Jove, his banks o'erflows, Uxorious flood.

2. Of actions, etc.: Marked or characterized by excessive affection for one's wife.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > excessively loving > characterized by excessive love of wife > of actions

uxorious1623

uxorial1853

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective] > characterized by excessive love of wife > specifically of actions

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uxorial1853

1623 B. Jonson Time Vindicated 398 The Boy..hath plots vpon you all. A Pensioner vnto your wiues, To keepe you in vxorious giues.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 13 Husbands..were wont to straw..vpon the graues..of their deceased deare wiues,..diuers purple flowers: by which vxorious office, they did..lessen the griefe of their hearts.

a1704 T. Brown Dialogues of Dead in 4th Vol. Wks. (1720) 136 My Dotage on her Charms hath bred in me..a fond, blind, uxorious Vice.

1739 Earl of Orrery in Orrery Papers (1903) I. 269 My Hours..at Caledon..slide away in uxorious happiness, and rustic Joys.

1813 Edinb. Rev. 21 199 The..uxorious propensities of the dynasty.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 1 A rather uncommon compound of strong uxorious inclinations, and an unparalleled degree of anti-connubial timidity.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. v. xvii. 309 Claudius..with all his pedantic and uxorious eccentricity was not devoid..of kindness.

Derivatives

uˈxoriously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > [adverb] > characterized by uxoriousness

uxoriously1647

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adverb] > with excessive love of wife

uxoriously1647

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 87 If thou'lt uxoriously to one adhere, Submit thy willing necke the yoke to beare.

1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vi. 100 If thou art thus Uxoriously inclin'd, To bear thy Bondage.

a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 152 Uxoriously led by the nose all your life.

1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 70 A foolish wife, of whom he was uxoriously fond.

1903 Sat. Rev. 28 Feb. 261/1 She is quite worthy to have plays written uxoriously round her.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	uxorious
释义	uxoriousadj. Brit. /ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs/, U.S. /ˌəkˈsɔriəs/, /ˌəɡˈzɔriəs/ Etymology: < Latin ūxōrius ( < ūxor wife): see -ous suffix. 1. a. Of persons: Dotingly or submissively fond of a wife; devotedly attached to a wife. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > excessively loving > characterized by excessive love of wife uxorious1598 mamisha1656 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective] > characterized by excessive love of wife uxorious1598 mamisha1656 1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. iv. vi. 45 Whose mannish Hus-wiues..make a drudge of their uxorious mate. 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iv. ii, in Wks. I. 569 Hee's an asse that will be so vxorious, to tie his affections to one circle. View more context for this quotation 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης vii. 64 Effeminate and Uxorious Magistrates..being themselves govern'd and overswaid at home under a Feminine usurpation. 1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 178 Whom, being an uxorious man, Jezabel his wife stirred up. 1730 H. Fielding Rape upon Rape iii. iii. 32 You are not the only Wife who would give her Husband this Advice..were Men all so uxorious to take it, Tyburn [etc.]. 1782 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 1 218 The uxorious monarch [sc. Solomon]. 1822 T. Attwood in C. M. Wakefield Life T. Attwood (1885) vii. 89 I am a little what vulgar folks call uxorious, and am never truly eloquent upon any subject but my wife and children. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 208 A living warning to all uxorious old boys. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 150 I have found that uxorious men..may bring themselves into a somewhat similar state of debility. in extended use.a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 417 Uxorious Inmate, Bird obscene, Dar'st thou defile..These silent Seats of faithful Loves? b. figurative (of inanimate objects, etc.). ΚΠ a1643 W. Cartwright Ordinary (1651) i. iv. 16 We have got One that will doe more good with's tongue that way Than that uxorious showre that came from Heaven. 1720 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth VI. 196 Weary Plough-men curs'd the stay, Of the too Uxorious Day. 1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes (new ed.) I. i. ii. 19 Th' uxorious River glides away,..smooth-winding to the Sea. 1813 H. Smith & J. Smith Horace in London i. ii. 19 Sir Francis..To father Thames commits his fate: In secret the uxorious tide Safe bears him to the Surrey side. 1863 J. Conington tr. Horace Odes i. ii. 20 Old Tiber,..spite of Jove, his banks o'erflows, Uxorious flood. 2. Of actions, etc.: Marked or characterized by excessive affection for one's wife. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > excessively loving > characterized by excessive love of wife > of actions uxorious1623 uxorial1853 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective] > characterized by excessive love of wife > specifically of actions uxorious1623 uxorial1853 1623 B. Jonson Time Vindicated 398 The Boy..hath plots vpon you all. A Pensioner vnto your wiues, To keepe you in vxorious giues. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 13 Husbands..were wont to straw..vpon the graues..of their deceased deare wiues,..diuers purple flowers: by which vxorious office, they did..lessen the griefe of their hearts. a1704 T. Brown Dialogues of Dead in 4th Vol. Wks. (1720) 136 My Dotage on her Charms hath bred in me..a fond, blind, uxorious Vice. 1739 Earl of Orrery in Orrery Papers (1903) I. 269 My Hours..at Caledon..slide away in uxorious happiness, and rustic Joys. 1813 Edinb. Rev. 21 199 The..uxorious propensities of the dynasty. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 1 A rather uncommon compound of strong uxorious inclinations, and an unparalleled degree of anti-connubial timidity. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. v. xvii. 309 Claudius..with all his pedantic and uxorious eccentricity was not devoid..of kindness. Derivatives uˈxoriously adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [adverb] > characterized by uxoriousness uxoriously1647 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adverb] > with excessive love of wife uxoriously1647 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 87 If thou'lt uxoriously to one adhere, Submit thy willing necke the yoke to beare. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vi. 100 If thou art thus Uxoriously inclin'd, To bear thy Bondage. a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 152 Uxoriously led by the nose all your life. 1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 70 A foolish wife, of whom he was uxoriously fond. 1903 Sat. Rev. 28 Feb. 261/1 She is quite worthy to have plays written uxoriously round her. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1598
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