Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wive-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of wifely.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"But Basilius could not abstaine from praising Parthenia , as the perfect picture of a womanly vertue , and wively"
"With all the tenderness of Wively Love"
"Hence, self sacrifice like that of original Sati became a divine example of wively devotion, the best measure of judging the women's virtue as well as her loyalty towards her husband."

Etymology

From Middle English wifly. By surface analysis, wife + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wifly

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more wively (comparative) most wively (superlative)

Questions

What does wively mean?: Obsolete form of wifely.
Where does wively come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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