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UXORIAL (adj.)
Definition(s):
- (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of a wife
Useful information for game players:
- Front hooks: (none)
- Back hooks: -S
- Anagrams: (none)
- Longer extensions: uxorialLY
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: (none)
- Related Forms: UXORIOUS (adj.), UXORIOUSLY (adv.), UXORIOUSNESS (n.), UXORICIDE (n.)
Epilogue:
The Latin maritus (“husband”) is a part of many familiar words, such as MARRY, MARITAL, and MARRIAGE. Less well known is uxor (Latin for “wife”), which is a part of UXORIAL as well as UXORICIDE, which means “the killing of one’s wife,” and UXORIOUS, which has developed the fascinatingly-specific meaning of “displaying great or excessive fondness for one’s wife.” The logical counterparts, mariticide and maritorious, failed to catch on as common English words. Equal opportunity has never been a strong suit of the English language — nor has consistency.
Recapping this week’s words: ULTIMO, USUFRUCT, UNTOWARD, ULEMA, and UXORIAL
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