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Word For The Day - UXORIOUS
www.merriam-webster.com ^ | 03-14-2017 | English

Posted on 04/14/2017 6:15:02 AM PDT by Red Badger

................It’s FRIDAY!...................

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”.

ux·o·ri·ous

[uhk-sawr-ee-uh s, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr-]

adjective

1. doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.

Origin:

Word Origin - C16: from Latin uxōrius concerning a wife, from uxor wife

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To: Red Badger

Maybe they should get married. Each can be equally uxorious:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3543931/posts


21 posted on 04/14/2017 8:28:39 AM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: SFConservative

Excellent! A+++!.....................


22 posted on 04/14/2017 9:00:44 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: moovova

A!......................


23 posted on 04/14/2017 9:01:52 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: MoochPooch

A!...................


24 posted on 04/14/2017 9:02:13 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: left that other site

Just noticed a commercial where the baby is in a pussy hat. I just shook my head in dismay.


25 posted on 04/14/2017 2:43:59 PM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

Oh My.


26 posted on 04/14/2017 2:48:46 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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