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henpecked [ˈhenpekt] ADJ

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Regardless of the source, they were cautionary tales of henpecked husbands.
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Describing himself as the man with the cardigan, his doleful looks ensured that he was usually cast as henpecked husbands, petty officials or interfering busybodies.
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It should be family-run -- ideally fronted by some fearsome, unapologetic matriarch and her henpecked husband.
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Willie is the henpecked husband another music hall stable not entirely silent perhaps.
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The dark and grotesque story of a married couple: the wife - a mechanical monster made up of iron parts, and her henpecked husband.
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He comes off as a sort of henpecked, not very strong man, who in order to get women, shows them his stamp collection.
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He is depicted as a simple-minded, naive henpecked husband who pretends to be ultra male chauvinistic and always get in funny situations because of it.
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Harry sometimes appears to be rather henpecked.
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Being a henpecked husband could be the secret to a long marriage, a new study suggests.
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I have learnt one new word already: uxorious, which means henpecked by your wife.
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