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Word entry · 6 letters

wifely

Best crossword clue

"Like a spouse"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈwaɪf.li/Part of speech adjectiveSorted efilwyStarts with WEnds with Y1 clues
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Definitions

  1. befitting or characteristic of a wife

Word origin

From Middle English wifly, wyfly, from Old English wīflīc (“womanly, wifely”), from Proto-Germanic *wībalīkaz (“wifely”). Cognate with Scots wifely (“womanly, wifely”), Dutch wijflijk, wijfelijk, German weiblich (“feminine, female”). By surface analysis, wife + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • From here, I am trusting you and your therapist, because the wifely hot air and gaslighting don’t square with “Outside of this issue, our relationship works.”

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