Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

husbandly

/ˈhʌzbəndli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: hus-band-ly
IPA: /ˈhʌzbəndli/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.

adj

Pertaining to a husbandman or husbandry.

Obsolete

adj

Frugal; economical.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"One thing she still would not allow was that horrible erotic act which was a commonplace of American and European films, but she took complaisantly enough now to his other husbandly advances."
"He strives for husbandly allure in slow-motion ballads: “Love You Gently” and the role-reversing “Trading Places,” in which he calls for her to be the aggressive one and offers to make breakfast the next morning."
"As a result, analogies between royal, paternal, and husbandly authority were frequently drawn."
"Even he that has the most of all is nevertheless oblig'd to be Frugal and Husbandly, and not to lavish or squander away what he has [...]."

Etymology

From Middle English housbondly, equivalent to husband + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: housbondly

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhʌzbəndli/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more husbandly (comparative) most husbandly (superlative)

Derived Forms

husbandliness unhusbandly

Questions

How do you pronounce husbandly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌzbəndli/.
What does husbandly mean?: Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.
Where does husbandly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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