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adj
Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Pertaining to a husbandman or husbandry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Frugal; economical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective
befitting or characteristic of a husband
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: wifely
adjective satellite
related to or suited to a husband
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History
From Middle English housbondly, equivalent to husband + -ly.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
