adjective · irregular · rare

wifely

wifely · wifelier · wifeliest

Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife or wivesOf, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife or wives.

/ˈwaɪf.li/

Meaning

1 senses

Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife or wives.
befitting or characteristic of a wife

Origin

From Middle English wifly, wyfly, from Old English wīflīc (“womanly, wifely”), from Proto-

From Middle English wifly, wyfly, from Old English wīflīc (“womanly, wifely”), from Proto-Germanic *wībalīkaz (“wifely”). Cognate with Scots wifely (“womanly, wifely”), Dutch wijflijk, wijfelijk, German weiblich (“feminine, female”). By surface analysis, wife + -ly.

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