con·nu·bi·al \kəˈn(y)übēəl\adjective Etymology: Latin connubialis, from connubium, conubium marriage (from com-, co- + -nubium, from nubere to marry) + -alis -al — more at nuptial : of or relating to marriage or the marriage state : conjugal < I never could imagine connubial bliss till after tea — W.S.Maugham > • con·nu·bi·al·ly\-ēəlē, -li\adverb