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wifeable

wifeable adjective: nubile, worthy of being taken as a wife.

Adjective

wifeable

  1. (informal) nubile, worthy of being taken as a wife
    • No one paid her any mind. The kids in student council were like shadows in the halls. They were around us but mostly behind and under our feet. She didn't even have a perm in her hair. She couldn't compete with the wifeable girls in school like Sade Fulton.2014, Marcus Burke, Team Seven: A Novel, →ISBN
    • But I told you that you're not a wifeable woman, and I told him so, and he wanted to wife you anyway.2016, Gayl Jones, The Healing, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    wifey material, wife material

Synonyms of wifeable

Origin of wifeable

From wife + -able. Compare boyfriendable.

Questions about wifeable

What does wifeable mean?
Wifeable means nubile, worthy of being taken as a wife.
What part of speech is wifeable?
Wifeable is an adjective.

Words near wifeable in the dictionary

  1. wife-giver
  2. wife-givers
  3. wife-in-law
  4. wife-taker
  5. wife-takers
  6. wifeable
  7. wifebeater
  8. wifebeaters
  9. wifebeating
  10. wifebeatings
  11. wifed

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