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wife·ly [ˈwaɪfli] ADJ

wifely

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Modern readers often feel uncomfortable with the conflicting relationship between women's ability and wifely duty and the general tone of subordination to men encompassed within the play.
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She represents wifely devotion, forbearance and chastity.
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She strides the stage as if it's a cat-walk, her femme fatale movements at odds with her harsh, demanding, stereotypically nagging wifely character.
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However, she also maintains the dignity of her wifely obligations to her husband.
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In agreeing to join your life with his, you've essentially agreed to participate, in the usual wifely way, in his family relationships.
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This is particularly for the benefit of certain menfolk who have left wifely presents until the absolute last minute.
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She then decided to leave her family, which contradicted what was seen as her wifely duty.
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He probably believes women should be barefoot and pregnant, at home cooking and cleaning, doing wifely duties at his beck and call...
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In fact, the current vogue for old-fashioned wifely domesticity appears to be nowhere more popular than among hugely successful alpha females.
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They shared an outrageous lifestyle epitomized by his suspending her from a balcony in a failed attempt to intimidate her into wifely submission.
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