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spousally

spousally adverb: as, or in terms of, a spouse.

Adverb

spousally (not comparable)

  1. As, or in terms of, a spouse.
    • Most widows do not require professional help. Beyond grieving and loss of the partner, the spousally bereaved are faced with a set of challenges and alternative paths.1996, Vern L. Bengtson, Adulthood and Aging: Research on Continuities and Discontinuities

Origin of spousally

From spousal + -ly.

Questions about spousally

What does spousally mean?
Spousally means as, or in terms of, a spouse.
What part of speech is spousally?
Spousally is an adverb.

Words near spousally in the dictionary

  1. spousage
  2. spousages
  3. spousal
  4. spousal support
  5. spousal supports
  6. spousally
  7. spousals
  8. spouse
  9. spousebreach
  10. spoused
  11. spousedom

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