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husbandly

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈhʌzbəndli/Part of speech adjectiveSorted abdhlnsuyStarts with HEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. related to or suited to a husband

Word origin

From Middle English housbondly, equivalent to husband + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • One thing she still would not allow was that horrible erotic act which was a commonplace of American and European films, but she took complaisantly enough now to his other husbandly advances.
  • He strives for husbandly allure in slow-motion ballads: “Love You Gently” and the role-reversing “Trading Places,” in which he calls for her to be the aggressive one and offers to make breakfast the next morning.
  • As a result, analogies between royal, paternal, and husbandly authority were frequently drawn.

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