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Definition of Housewifely
1. Adjective. Related or suited to a housewife. "Housewifely virtues"
Definition of Housewifely
1. a. Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent.
Definition of Housewifely
1. Adjective. In the manner of a housewife. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Housewifely
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Housewifely
1. Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent. "A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely." (Sir W. Scott) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Housewifely
Literary usage of Housewifely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland by Abraham Mills (1858)
"From this poem we select the two following extracts:— housewifely PHYSIC.
Good huswife provides, ere a sickness do come, Of sundry good things in her house ..."
2. The Reading Public by MacGregor Jenkins (1914)
"On the back of a poem I once found this list of housewifely duties jotted down
by the writer: — Brown and white silk Get up laundry Brown plush Post bills ..."
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