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uxorious


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Uxorious  \Ux*o"ri*ous\,  a.  [L.  uxorius,  fr  uxor  a  wife.] 
  Excessively  fond  of  or  submissive  to  a  wife;  being  a 
  dependent  husband.  ``Uxorious  magistrates.''  --Milton. 
 
  How  wouldst  thou  insult,  When  I  must  live  uxorious  to 
  thy  will  In  perfect  thraldom!  --Milton. 
  --  {Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly},  adv  --  {Ux*o"ri*ous*ness},  {n}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  uxorious 
  adj  :  foolishly  fond  of  or  submissive  to  your  wife 




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