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adj. - Befitting or characteristic of a female spouse.

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Usage examples (15)
  • I hope I am chasing a woman my wifelike he is being accused off, when I am 64
  • And Catherine smiled through the tears that were trembling in her eyes, at the half sad, half playful words; and a wifelike glance of trustfulness told how very dear he was.
  • She used the Japanese word Danna-san, Sir Master, and although she had never yet allowed Kamejdro to master her at anything, she sang the word in a lilting, wifelike...
  • Perhaps she had been too wifelike in her manner, and therefore he had feared.
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