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maritorious

maritorious adjective: being fond of one's husband to the point of obsession; excessively doting on one's husband.

Adjective

maritorious (comparative more maritorious, superlative most maritorious)

  1. Being fond of one's husband to the point of obsession; excessively doting on one's husband.
    • Dames maritorious ne'er were meritorious.1607, George Chapman, Bussy D'Ambois

Forms of maritorious

comparativemore maritorious
superlativemost maritorious

Origin of maritorious

Formed like uxorious, based on Latin marītus (“husband”).

Words that rhyme with maritorious

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Questions about maritorious

What does maritorious mean?
Maritorious means being fond of one's husband to the point of obsession; excessively doting on one's husband.
What part of speech is maritorious?
Maritorious is an adjective.

Words near maritorious in the dictionary

  1. maritimization
  2. maritoclax
  3. maritodespotism
  4. maritonuclei
  5. maritonucleus
  6. maritorious
  7. maritozzi
  8. maritozzo
  9. Maritsa
  10. mariturient
  11. Marityemeri

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