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housewifish, a.|ˈhaʊswaɪfɪʃ| [f. as prec. + -ish.] Appertaining to, like, or partaking of the character of, a housewife.
1835Motley Let. 27 July (Corr. 1889 I. 60), I thought the whole scene at first too tidy..too housewifish. 1855Bagehot Lit. Stud. (1879) I. 287 By tact and instinct motherly and housewifish. 1877Mrs. Oliphant Makers Flor. vi. 167 Foolish housewifish cares. |