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HUSBANDLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does husbandly mean?
• HUSBANDLY (adjective)
The adjective HUSBANDLY has 2 senses:
1. befitting or characteristic of a husband
2. related to or suited to a husband
Familiarity information: HUSBANDLY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Befitting or characteristic of a husband
Antonym:
wifely (befitting or characteristic of a wife)
Derivation:
husband (a married man; a woman's partner in marriage)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Related to or suited to a husband
Context example:
assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn
Similar:
domestic (of or involving the home or family)
Derivation:
husband (a married man; a woman's partner in marriage)
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