uxorious
uxorious · more uxorious · most uxorious
подкаблучный
Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wifeVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
UK/ʌkˈsɔːɹ.i.əs/US/ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/
» Anglo-Saxon was to Norman as hen-pecked to uxorious.
Meaning
1 sensesVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
подкаблу́чныйpodkablúčnyj
foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
Examples
2 sentencesAnglo-Saxon was to Norman as hen-pecked to uxorious.
My dear Mrs. Juno, Gregory is one of those terribly uxorious men who ought to have ten wives.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Very devoted and/or submissive to one's wife:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”) + -ious.Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”) + -ious.
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Forms
more uxorious, most uxorious| Comparative | more uxorious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most uxorious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form