housewifelyadj.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊswʌɪfli/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊsˌwaɪfli/

Forms: see housewife n. and -ly suffix¹; also 1500s howsewiuely.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: housewife n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < housewife n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier housewifely adv. N.E.D. (1899) also gives the pronunciation (hɒ·z(w)ifli) /ˈhʌz(w)ɪflɪ/.

1. Of a person, typically a woman: having the character of a housewife, esp. in being skilful and economical in managing household affairs; that housekeeps; skilled in housewifery.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective] > thrifty or economical

housewifely1526

thrifty1526

compendious1584

economical1601

stewardly1746

managing1753

economic1755

society > authority > control > person in control > [adjective] > of or relating to manager > skilled in household management

housewifely1526

stewardly1746

homebuilding1825

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Titus ii. 5 To be of honest behaveoure, chast, huswyfly.

1575 T. Newton tr. C. A. Curione Notable Hist. Saracens iii. f. 100 There were other she Seruantes and housewifelie Trulles, which..dressed all thinges y^t could be deuised or thought necessarie..for meate & drinke.

a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xi. 140 Sarah was huswifely in her house.

1677 Compl. Servant-maid 2 Be neat, cleanly, and huswifely, in your clothes.

1736 H. Purefoy Let. 10 Aug. in Purefoy Lett. (1931) II. xi. 292 She is a Girl..as stirring & housewifely as may be, & can sow well & understands to do everything in an house.

1746 E. Carter Let. 5 Sept. in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) I. 110 Whether Telemachus (like a notable housewifely young man as he was) hung his cloaths upon a peg.

1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage II. xiii. 168 ‘Young ladies are much more housewifely in Scotland than they are in this country,’ continued the Doctor.

1864 C. M. Yonge Trial I. iv. 77 The homely housewifely mother.

1921 L. M. Montgomery Rilla of Ingleside ii. 21 And I can't be a housewifely..creature, either. I hate sewing and dusting.

1998 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 7 Nov. 8 And all this time you thought your dull, housewifely partner had been at home, darning the curtains.

2. Of or relating to a housewife or housewifery; characteristic of a housewife; showing skill or economy in household management or domestic matters.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective] > relating to or marked by frugality or thrift

housewifely1528

spare1561

sparing1611

thriftful1933

society > authority > control > person in control > [adjective] > of or relating to manager > skilled in household management > of woman

housewifely1528

housekeeper-like1831

housewifish1835

housekeeperly1854

1528 T. Wyatt tr. Plutarch Quyete of Mynde sig. a.iv^v It must be that the lyfe of women were more quietous than that of men, as they that syt watchyng at home, occupied in huswifely occupations.

1560 Nice Wanton in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) II. 165 Learn..to spin and sew, And other honest housewifely points to know.

?1624 G. Chapman tr. Crowne Homers Wks. 138 Grace this House, with thy huswifely repaire.

1675 R. Head Miss Display'd 10 Now she began to grow in hate with her Fathers house..and hereupon cries out..that Housewifely Employments were slavish engagements.

1702 J. Dunton Petticoat-Government 70 By Petticoat-Government, I mean the discreet and housewifely Ruling of a House and Family.

1755 Connoisseur No. 60. ⁋1 Housewifely accomplishments are now quite out of date among the polite world.

1801 H. Lee Canterbury Tales IV. 14 Pots of conserves, sugar cakes, and such other housewifely presents as..gratify the appetites common to children.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 177 She produced from her pocket a most housewifely bunch of keys.

1869 E. Lynn Linton Girl of Period in Ess. (1883) I. 43 The snobbish half of the middle classes holds housewifely work as degrading.

1913 E. Ferber Roast Beef Medium ii. 37 A kitchen..with a cluttered kind of cleanliness that bespeaks many housewifely tasks under way.

2006 New Yorker 1 May 84/3 His mother's housewifely magic, the cleaning and the polishing and the jello in which sliced peaches miraculously defy the law of gravity.

Derivatives

ˈhousewifeliness n. housewifely character; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] > thrift or economical management

housewifeship?c1225

husbandryc1390

thriftiness1552

thrift?1553

housewifery1557

housewifeliness1561

husbanding1591

mesnagery1653

managery1658

mesnage1667

economy1670

scrimping1835

society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > domestic management > quality

housewifeliness1869

1561 T. Becon Sycke Mans Salve in Wks. ii. 245 Her quietnes, honestie, howsewiuelines, and such other fruites of Godes spirit.

1797 Bailey's Dict. Eng.-German & German-Eng. II. 238/2 Häuslichkeit, husbandry, housewifery, housewifliness.

1869 Daily News 8 Oct. One signal merit of domestic statesmanship in Prussia is..its housewifeliness.

1902 S. R. Crockett Dark o' the Moon lvii. 454 There is a more matronly graciousness and housewifeliness—which..seems to enter a room along with her.

2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 27 June 13 She [sc. Martha Stewart] has..made the whole notion of housewifeliness attractive again. She has even made money out of describing the ‘magic of making jam’ and celebrating spring cleaning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

housewifelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊswʌɪfli/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊsˌwaɪfli/

Forms: see housewife n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: housewife n., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < housewife n. + -ly suffix². Compare later housewifely adj.

Now rare (archaic and literary in later use).

In a manner befitting a housewife.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [adverb] > in the manner or capacity of manager > in manner of household manager

housewifelyc1350

c1350 How Good Wife taught her Daughter (Emmanuel) (1948) l. 95 (MED) Housewifliche [v.rr. houswyfely, houswijfli] schal þou gon on þe werkedai.

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Ovj^v She handleth all thinges housewifely.

1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 28 That all thing in time may be huswifely fed.

1609 T. Dekker Ravens Almanacke (STC 6519.2) sig. G2 Whatsoeuer she did huswifly in the house, what meat she drest, what businesse she performed, al was misconstrued and rewarded with blowes.

1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer v. i You were more housewifely employ'd.

1726 Regulations for Better Govt. & Managem. Work-house Belonging to Parish of St. Giles's in Fields 28 Likewise that there be no waste of Soap and Fire, and that all Things be done house-wifely.

1857 L. C. Cumming tr. G. Freytag Debit & Credit II. xviii. 385 Fink..said jokingly, ‘I find you most housewifely busy with needle and scissors.’

1917 A. Wickham in Poetry Jan. 182 Most housewifely she bound her hair, And was off across the fields to milk the cows.

1994 C. Gallagher Nobody's Story (1995) iv. 146 One sprig [of bay leaves] housewifely stuck in an apple pie, the other placed on her brows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	housewifely
释义	housewifelyadj. Brit. /ˈhaʊswʌɪfli/, U.S. /ˈhaʊsˌwaɪfli/ Forms: see housewife n. and -ly suffix¹; also 1500s howsewiuely. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: housewife n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < housewife n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier housewifely adv. N.E.D. (1899) also gives the pronunciation (hɒ·z(w)ifli) /ˈhʌz(w)ɪflɪ/. 1. Of a person, typically a woman: having the character of a housewife, esp. in being skilful and economical in managing household affairs; that housekeeps; skilled in housewifery. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective] > thrifty or economical housewifely1526 thrifty1526 compendious1584 economical1601 stewardly1746 managing1753 economic1755 society > authority > control > person in control > [adjective] > of or relating to manager > skilled in household management housewifely1526 stewardly1746 homebuilding1825 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Titus ii. 5 To be of honest behaveoure, chast, huswyfly. 1575 T. Newton tr. C. A. Curione Notable Hist. Saracens iii. f. 100 There were other she Seruantes and housewifelie Trulles, which..dressed all thinges y^t could be deuised or thought necessarie..for meate & drinke. a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xi. 140 Sarah was huswifely in her house. 1677 Compl. Servant-maid 2 Be neat, cleanly, and huswifely, in your clothes. 1736 H. Purefoy Let. 10 Aug. in Purefoy Lett. (1931) II. xi. 292 She is a Girl..as stirring & housewifely as may be, & can sow well & understands to do everything in an house. 1746 E. Carter Let. 5 Sept. in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) I. 110 Whether Telemachus (like a notable housewifely young man as he was) hung his cloaths upon a peg. 1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage II. xiii. 168 ‘Young ladies are much more housewifely in Scotland than they are in this country,’ continued the Doctor. 1864 C. M. Yonge Trial I. iv. 77 The homely housewifely mother. 1921 L. M. Montgomery Rilla of Ingleside ii. 21 And I can't be a housewifely..creature, either. I hate sewing and dusting. 1998 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 7 Nov. 8 And all this time you thought your dull, housewifely partner had been at home, darning the curtains. 2. Of or relating to a housewife or housewifery; characteristic of a housewife; showing skill or economy in household management or domestic matters. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective] > relating to or marked by frugality or thrift housewifely1528 spare1561 sparing1611 thriftful1933 society > authority > control > person in control > [adjective] > of or relating to manager > skilled in household management > of woman housewifely1528 housekeeper-like1831 housewifish1835 housekeeperly1854 1528 T. Wyatt tr. Plutarch Quyete of Mynde sig. a.iv^v It must be that the lyfe of women were more quietous than that of men, as they that syt watchyng at home, occupied in huswifely occupations. 1560 Nice Wanton in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) II. 165 Learn..to spin and sew, And other honest housewifely points to know. ?1624 G. Chapman tr. Crowne Homers Wks. 138 Grace this House, with thy huswifely repaire. 1675 R. Head Miss Display'd 10 Now she began to grow in hate with her Fathers house..and hereupon cries out..that Housewifely Employments were slavish engagements. 1702 J. Dunton Petticoat-Government 70 By Petticoat-Government, I mean the discreet and housewifely Ruling of a House and Family. 1755 Connoisseur No. 60. ⁋1 Housewifely accomplishments are now quite out of date among the polite world. 1801 H. Lee Canterbury Tales IV. 14 Pots of conserves, sugar cakes, and such other housewifely presents as..gratify the appetites common to children. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 177 She produced from her pocket a most housewifely bunch of keys. 1869 E. Lynn Linton Girl of Period in Ess. (1883) I. 43 The snobbish half of the middle classes holds housewifely work as degrading. 1913 E. Ferber Roast Beef Medium ii. 37 A kitchen..with a cluttered kind of cleanliness that bespeaks many housewifely tasks under way. 2006 New Yorker 1 May 84/3 His mother's housewifely magic, the cleaning and the polishing and the jello in which sliced peaches miraculously defy the law of gravity. Derivatives ˈhousewifeliness n. housewifely character; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] > thrift or economical management housewifeship?c1225 husbandryc1390 thriftiness1552 thrift?1553 housewifery1557 housewifeliness1561 husbanding1591 mesnagery1653 managery1658 mesnage1667 economy1670 scrimping1835 society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > domestic management > quality housewifeliness1869 1561 T. Becon Sycke Mans Salve in Wks. ii. 245 Her quietnes, honestie, howsewiuelines, and such other fruites of Godes spirit. 1797 Bailey's Dict. Eng.-German & German-Eng. II. 238/2 Häuslichkeit, husbandry, housewifery, housewifliness. 1869 Daily News 8 Oct. One signal merit of domestic statesmanship in Prussia is..its housewifeliness. 1902 S. R. Crockett Dark o' the Moon lvii. 454 There is a more matronly graciousness and housewifeliness—which..seems to enter a room along with her. 2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 27 June 13 She [sc. Martha Stewart] has..made the whole notion of housewifeliness attractive again. She has even made money out of describing the ‘magic of making jam’ and celebrating spring cleaning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). housewifelyadv. Brit. /ˈhaʊswʌɪfli/, U.S. /ˈhaʊsˌwaɪfli/ Forms: see housewife n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: housewife n., -ly suffix². Etymology: < housewife n. + -ly suffix². Compare later housewifely adj. Now rare (archaic and literary in later use). In a manner befitting a housewife. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [adverb] > in the manner or capacity of manager > in manner of household manager housewifelyc1350 c1350 How Good Wife taught her Daughter (Emmanuel) (1948) l. 95 (MED) Housewifliche [v.rr. houswyfely, houswijfli] schal þou gon on þe werkedai. 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Ovj^v She handleth all thinges housewifely. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 28 That all thing in time may be huswifely fed. 1609 T. Dekker Ravens Almanacke (STC 6519.2) sig. G2 Whatsoeuer she did huswifly in the house, what meat she drest, what businesse she performed, al was misconstrued and rewarded with blowes. 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer v. i You were more housewifely employ'd. 1726 Regulations for Better Govt. & Managem. Work-house Belonging to Parish of St. Giles's in Fields 28 Likewise that there be no waste of Soap and Fire, and that all Things be done house-wifely. 1857 L. C. Cumming tr. G. Freytag Debit & Credit II. xviii. 385 Fink..said jokingly, ‘I find you most housewifely busy with needle and scissors.’ 1917 A. Wickham in Poetry Jan. 182 Most housewifely she bound her hair, And was off across the fields to milk the cows. 1994 C. Gallagher Nobody's Story (1995) iv. 146 One sprig [of bay leaves] housewifely stuck in an apple pie, the other placed on her brows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1526adv.c1350
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