"housewifely" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more housewifely [comparative], most housewifely [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *houswyfely, *houswijfli, *houswiflich, suggested by houswifliche (adverb), equivalent to housewife + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*houswyfely}} Middle English *houswyfely, {{af|en|housewife|-ly}} housewife + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} housewifely (comparative more housewifely, superlative most housewifely)
  1. Befitting a housewife. Synonyms: housewifey, housewifish, housewively Related terms: huswifely
    Sense id: en-housewifely-en-adj-WbffUPaH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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