wifishadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪfɪʃ/

Forms:

α. 1500s wyuesh, 1500s wyuishe, 1500s wyuissh, 1500s wyuysh, 1600s wiuish, 1600s (2000s– rare) wivish.

β. 1600s– wifish, 1800s wifeish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wife n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < wife n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare Middle High German wībisch . Compare old-wivish adj. at old wife n. Derivatives.With the α. forms compare e.g. earlier thievish adj. (beside thief n.), elvish adj. (beside elf n.¹), etc., and see discussion at wife n.

†1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a woman; womanly; womanish. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [adjective] > characteristic of

womanisha1393

womanlyc1400

feminec1425

femininec1425

she1531

wifish1535

female1566

ladylike1566

womenish1604

tender-hefteda1616

ladied1628

feminary1630

feminile1650

feminal1875

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. vii. 21 She exorted..them..boldly and stedfastly,..wakynge vp hir wyuysh [Gk. θῆλυν] thought with a manly stomacke.

?1555 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Treat. Death iii. v. 215 To wayte styll tyl heuines forget it selfe, is a wyuishe thynge:..to brydle it by tymes, be semeth the..sobernes of a man.

a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1685) II. (1 Peter ii. 2) sig. 5K3/2 Female, or wifish weaker Vessel.

1878 J. J. Lalor in tr. W. Roscher Princ. Polit. Econ. II. v. ii. 329 Later, concerning wifish men, see Apuleius, Metam., VIII.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife; wifely; wifelike.Frequently somewhat depreciative.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adjective] > relating to or characteristic of wife

wifelyOE

wivenc1400

wifelike1566

wifish1607

uxorial1800

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [adjective] > relating to a husband > henpecked

wifish1607

woman-tireda1616

henpecked1660

wife-ridden1685

wife-bound1820

petticoat-governed1832

pussy-whipped1953

1607 R. Hacket 2 Fruitful Serm. 6 If contrarie to thy liking, thou sufferest thy selfe to be ioyned to another; it may bee, o ouer modest mayden, thou wilt staine this Maydens-blush with thy wiuish teares.

1664 N. Bacon Hist. Athanasius (new ed.) 213 [She] by her wivish and womanish solicitations..hampered Valentinian.

1773 M. Rishton in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) I. 192 We used to wonder at Hetty's being so wifish.

1797 M. Wollstonecraft Let. 8 Apr. (2003) 406 With a true wifish submission to your judgment.

1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage II. xxvii. 33 The mother's wifeish lines would, perhaps, have been tested in a furnace.

1937 J. F. Black Penny Wise ii. 70 If she'd been prying or possessive, the least bit wifish; but she was so damned generous—and sweet and—unsuspecting.

1992 D. Steinke Suicide Blonde i. 24 When cornered I sounded wifish and conventional. I was silent.

†3. Of a man: excessively devoted or submissive to his wife; uxorious. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1616 T. Scott Christs Politician 17 The Prophet would not haue any wise man to be so wiuish, and so wedded to the loue of his wife.

1737 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Uxorious, very wifish; also fond of toying, playing, or wantoning with a Wife.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wifish
释义	wifishadj. Brit. /ˈwʌɪfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈwaɪfɪʃ/ Forms: α. 1500s wyuesh, 1500s wyuishe, 1500s wyuissh, 1500s wyuysh, 1600s wiuish, 1600s (2000s– rare) wivish. β. 1600s– wifish, 1800s wifeish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wife n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < wife n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare Middle High German wībisch . Compare old-wivish adj. at old wife n. Derivatives.With the α. forms compare e.g. earlier thievish adj. (beside thief n.), elvish adj. (beside elf n.¹), etc., and see discussion at wife n. †1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a woman; womanly; womanish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [adjective] > characteristic of womanisha1393 womanlyc1400 feminec1425 femininec1425 she1531 wifish1535 female1566 ladylike1566 womenish1604 tender-hefteda1616 ladied1628 feminary1630 feminile1650 feminal1875 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. vii. 21 She exorted..them..boldly and stedfastly,..wakynge vp hir wyuysh [Gk. θῆλυν] thought with a manly stomacke. ?1555 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Treat. Death iii. v. 215 To wayte styll tyl heuines forget it selfe, is a wyuishe thynge:..to brydle it by tymes, be semeth the..sobernes of a man. a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1685) II. (1 Peter ii. 2) sig. 5K3/2 Female, or wifish weaker Vessel. 1878 J. J. Lalor in tr. W. Roscher Princ. Polit. Econ. II. v. ii. 329 Later, concerning wifish men, see Apuleius, Metam., VIII. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife; wifely; wifelike.Frequently somewhat depreciative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adjective] > relating to or characteristic of wife wifelyOE wivenc1400 wifelike1566 wifish1607 uxorial1800 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [adjective] > relating to a husband > henpecked wifish1607 woman-tireda1616 henpecked1660 wife-ridden1685 wife-bound1820 petticoat-governed1832 pussy-whipped1953 1607 R. Hacket 2 Fruitful Serm. 6 If contrarie to thy liking, thou sufferest thy selfe to be ioyned to another; it may bee, o ouer modest mayden, thou wilt staine this Maydens-blush with thy wiuish teares. 1664 N. Bacon Hist. Athanasius (new ed.) 213 [She] by her wivish and womanish solicitations..hampered Valentinian. 1773 M. Rishton in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) I. 192 We used to wonder at Hetty's being so wifish. 1797 M. Wollstonecraft Let. 8 Apr. (2003) 406 With a true wifish submission to your judgment. 1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage II. xxvii. 33 The mother's wifeish lines would, perhaps, have been tested in a furnace. 1937 J. F. Black Penny Wise ii. 70 If she'd been prying or possessive, the least bit wifish; but she was so damned generous—and sweet and—unsuspecting. 1992 D. Steinke Suicide Blonde i. 24 When cornered I sounded wifish and conventional. I was silent. †3. Of a man: excessively devoted or submissive to his wife; uxorious. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1616 T. Scott Christs Politician 17 The Prophet would not haue any wise man to be so wiuish, and so wedded to the loue of his wife. 1737 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Uxorious, very wifish; also fond of toying, playing, or wantoning with a Wife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1535
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