Definitions for wifely

wifely wife·ly

Spelling: [wahyf-lee]
IPA: /ˈwaɪf li/

Wifely is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 72 anagrams from letters in wifely (efilwy).

Definitions for wifely

adjective

  1. of, like, or befitting a wife.

Origin of wifely

before 900; Middle English wifly, Old English wīflīc. See wife, -ly

Examples for wifely

He seems to have, at least if nothing else, a woman who flirts with him with a wifely confidence.

He considered Bee for a moment in a wifely, packing attitude, then Dora.

It seemed almost a wifely touch, and she was angry with herself.

And I observed that Davidson must have been vexed by this display of wifely anxiety.

You cannot divide yourself from him without failing in your wifely duty.'

But with these details Mrs. Cullum's wifely attentions ended.

It was a sort of tacit acknowledgment of her wifely rights to his trust.

It was Mrs. Moore's turn to grunt, which she did, in the manner of a wifely sniff.

They seem less afraid of her hard power than they were of her soft, behind-the-scenes, wifely power.

"No," she lied with an effort of fulfilment for her first wifely duty.

Word Value for wifely
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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