Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uxorious

/ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: ux-o-ri-ous
IPA: /ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.

Example Sentences

"With theſe in troop Came Aſtoreth, whom the Phœnicians call'd Aſtarte, Queen of Heav'n, with creſcent Horns; To whoſ,e bright Image nightly by the Moon Sidonian Virgins paid their Vows and Songs, In Sion alſo not unſung, where ſtood Her Temple on th' offensive Mountain, built By that uxorious King, whoſe heart though large, Beguil'd by fair Idolatreſſes, fell To Idols foul."
"In truth, Richard was a fond—almost an uxorious husband."
"Mr. Watkins Tottle was a rather uncommon compound of strong uxorious inclinations, and an unparalleled degree of anti-connubial timidity."
"The king, who was a most uxorious husband, at first ridiculed the notion, but at length consented, as he did to everything else on which her majesty had set her heart."
"People smiled a little when Sir Andrew Ffoulkes' name was mentioned, some called him effeminate, others uxorious, his fond attachment for his pretty little wife was thought to pass the bounds of decorum."
"But Daylight was not unduly uxorious. He lived his man's life just as she lived her woman's life."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”) + -ious.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -ious

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/
British English: /ʌkˈsɔːɹ.i.əs/

Inflected Forms

more uxorious (comparative) most uxorious (superlative)

Derived Forms

unuxorious uxorial uxoriously uxoriousness

Frequently Paired Words

uxoricide maritorious whipped

Synonyms

doting

Rhymes With

glorious self-glorious notorious victorious meritorious laborious inglorious uproarious censorious vainglorious maritorious memorious

Questions

How do you pronounce uxorious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌkˈsɔɹ.i.əs/.
What does uxorious mean?: Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
Where does uxorious come from?: Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”) + -ious.

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