Housewifely
[hauswaifli]
Definition
(adj.) related or suited to a housewife; 'housewifely virtues' .
Editor: Oswald--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent.
Checker: Mara
Examples
- And she produced from her pocket a most housewifely bunch of keys, and delivered them to the servant. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- That's a housewifely taste which I am glad to see. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She was a housewifely little creature, and helped Hannah keep home neat and comfortable for the workers, never thinking of any reward but to be loved. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Fired with a housewifely wish to see her storeroom stocked with homemade preserves, she undertook to put up her own currant jelly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checker: Mara