English

Etymology
L. uxorius "of or pertaining to a wife" from uxor "wife"

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�soɹi�s/, /�g�zoɹi�s/
rfap

Adjective
en-adj

1. Overly devoted or submissive to one's wife.

#*1991, The Advertiser, 12 Oct.,
#*:She was the cross her cuckolded, incompatible husband had to bear, and he was�beneath those fantastic uniforms�the pathetic, uxorious human aggregate of love and good intentions, which, quite frankly, bored her most of the time.

Synonyms
doting
pussy whipped

See also
avuncular
fraternal
maternal
paternal
sisterly
sororal
uxorial
uxoricide

fa:uxorious
te:uxorious
vi:uxorious
zh:uxorious

• 2007-12-13 22:22 - Lisasmall - /* Synonyms */ added see also for other degrees of warm family feeling, and uxoricide

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