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[ wahyf-lee ] / ˈwaɪf li /
adjective, wife·li·er, wife·li·est.of, like, or befitting a wife. Origin of wifelybefore 900; Middle English wifly,Old English wīflīc.See wife, -ly OTHER WORDS FROM wifelywife·li·ness, nounun·wife·ly, adjectiveWords nearby wifelyWiesenthal, wife, wifebeater, wifehood, wifelike, wifely, wife swapping, wifey, Wi-Fi, wig, wigan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wifelyHe seems to have, at least if nothing else, a woman who flirts with him with a wifely confidence. Doctor Who’s Global Takeover|Jace Lacob|August 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST They seem less afraid of her hard power than they were of her soft, behind-the-scenes, wifely power. Michelle Obama's Power Trip|Tunku Varadarajan|October 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST The name of the Roman matron became a synonym of all that is noble, wifely, and motherly in the home. History of Education|Levi Seeley Indeed, a recognition of the contrary would not have seemed to her consistent with wifely virtue. Unleavened Bread|Robert Grant
Alcestis consented to die in his stead, and is therefore here taken as the chief type of wifely devotion. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer She made up for this wifely self-abnegation by frequenting the hen houses. Adopting An Abandoned Farm|Kate Sanborn Wifely devotion seems to be out of fashion in these fin de sicle days. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, January 19, 1895|Various
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