Uxorious \ək-ˈsȯr-ē-əs ˌəg-ˈzȯr adjective excessively fond submissive wife latin - Hard English Vocabulary

Front	uxorious \ək-ˈsȯr-ē-əs, ˌəg-ˈzȯr-\
Back	adjective Excessively fond of or submissive to a wife. [From Latin uxor (wife). The feminine counterpart of this word is maritorious. Earliest documented use: 1598.] "Mostly, though, Harold Pinter is uxorious -- showering his wife with flowers, poems, jewellery, and impeccably chosen books. It is rare to read of a modern marriage maturing into such singular devotion." - Anne Kingston; Books; Maclean's (Toronto, Canada); Nov 15, 2010.

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uxorious \ək-ˈsȯr-ē-əs, ˌəg-ˈzȯr-\

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adjective

Excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.

[From Latin uxor (wife). The feminine counterpart of this word is maritorious. Earliest documented use: 1598.]

"Mostly, though, Harold Pinter is uxorious -- showering his wife with flowers, poems, jewellery, and impeccably chosen books. It is rare to read of a modern marriage maturing into such singular devotion." - Anne Kingston; Books; Maclean's (Toronto, Canada); Nov 15, 2010.

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Uxorious \ək ˈsȯr ē əs ˌəg ˈzȯr Adjective Excessively Fond Submissive Wife Latin