housewifely

[ hous-wahyf-lee ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf li /

adjective

of, like, or befitting a housewife.

Origin of housewifely

1300–50; Middle English. See housewife, -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM housewifely

house·wife·li·ness, nounun·house·wife·ly, adjective

Words nearby housewifely

house-trained, House Un-American Activities Committee, housewares, housewarming, housewife, housewifely, housewifery, housewifey, housework, houseworker, housewrecker

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Example sentences from the Web for housewifely

She locked the door, and then drew out her housewifely bunch of keys.
A Country Sweetheart|Dora Russell
Her housewifely activity is noted first to be sure from her twelfth or thirteenth year.
Sleep Walking and Moon Walking|Isidor Isaak Sadger
Hazel washed up her breakfast dishes, and set the cabin in order according to her housewifely instincts.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Except for the housewifely tastes, it sounds, and in fact is, rather like a courtship in the Arabian Nights so far.
Home Life in Germany|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

Catherine, looking about her, soon found herself unable to restrain her housewifely fingers.
The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted|Katharine Ellis Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for housewifely

housewifely

/ (ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ) /

adjective

prudent and neat; domestichousewifely virtues

Derived forms of housewifely

housewifeliness, noun

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单词	housewifely
释义	housewifely [ hous-wahyf-lee ] / ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf li / adjective of, like, or befitting a housewife. Origin of housewifely 1300–50; Middle English. See housewife, -ly OTHER WORDS FROM housewifely house·wife·li·ness, nounun·house·wife·ly, adjective Words nearby housewifely house-trained, House Un-American Activities Committee, housewares, housewarming, housewife, housewifely, housewifery, housewifey, housework, houseworker, housewrecker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for housewifely She locked the door, and then drew out her housewifely bunch of keys. A Country Sweetheart\|Dora Russell Her housewifely activity is noted first to be sure from her twelfth or thirteenth year. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking\|Isidor Isaak Sadger Hazel washed up her breakfast dishes, and set the cabin in order according to her housewifely instincts. North of Fifty-Three\|Bertrand W. Sinclair Except for the housewifely tastes, it sounds, and in fact is, rather like a courtship in the Arabian Nights so far. Home Life in Germany\|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick Catherine, looking about her, soon found herself unable to restrain her housewifely fingers. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted\|Katharine Ellis Barrett British Dictionary definitions for housewifely housewifely / (ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ) / adjective prudent and neat; domestichousewifely virtues Derived forms of housewifely housewifeliness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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