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uxorious adj

Uxorious means excessively devoted or submissive to his wife. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of uxorious

  • excessively devoted or submissive to his wife

Usage examples of uxorious

The novel portrays a uxorious husband who obeys his wife so completely that he stops making independent decisions.

His friends called him uxorious because he canceled every plan the moment his wife wanted his attention.

His uxorious deference was so extreme that he would abandon a signed contract if his wife frowned at it.

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