uxorious
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ux·o·ri·ous
(ŭk-sôr′ē-əs, ŭg-zôr′-)adj.
Excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife.
[From Latin uxōrius, from uxor, wife.]
ux·o′ri·ous·ly adv.
ux·o′ri·ous·ness n.
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uxorious
(ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs)adj
excessively attached to or dependent on one's wife
[C16: from Latin uxōrius concerning a wife, from uxor wife]
uxˈoriously adv
uxˈoriousness n
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ux•o•ri•ous
(ʌkˈsɔr i əs, -ˈsoʊr-, ʌgˈzɔr-, -ˌzoʊr-)adj.
doting upon or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.
[1590–1600; < Latin ūxōrius, adj. derivative of ūxor wife; see -ous]
ux•o′ri•ous•ly, adv.
ux•o′ri•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | uxorious - foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" |
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uxorious
[ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs] ADJ → muy enamorado de su mujer, enamorado con exceso or con ostentación de su mujerCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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