housewifely
/hous-wahyf-lee/US // ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf li //UK // (ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ) //
家庭主妇,家庭式的,家庭主妇式,主妇式
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of, like, or befitting a housewife.
Examples
She is thoughtful and serious; the housewifely instinct is awaking in her bosom.
Besides the daily round of housewifely cares, every season brought its special duties.
She set to work in a very housewifely way to tidy up the house, Edna helping all she could.
It suggested so pleasantly the housewifely thrift and cleanliness of an earlier generation which she loved to copy.
Hence I gather that housewifely instincts in women may have uses hitherto undreamed of.
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