uxoricidal
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Uxoricidal — Ux*or i*ci dal, a. Of or pertaining to uxoricide; tending to uxoricide. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uxoricidal — uxoricīˈdal adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑uxorial … Useful english dictionary
uxoricide — uxoricidal, adj. /uk sawr euh suyd , sohr , ug zawr , zohr /, n. 1. the act of murdering one s wife. 2. a man who murders his wife. [1855 60; < L uxor wife + I + CIDE] * * * … Universalium
uxoricide — (n.) 1854, the murder of one s wife; 1860, one who kills his wife, from L. uxor wife (see UXORIOUS (Cf. uxorious)) + CIDE (Cf. cide). Related: Uxoricidal … Etymology dictionary
uxoricide — [ʌk sɔ:rɪsʌɪd] noun the killing of one s wife. ↘a man who kills his wife. Derivatives uxoricidal adjective Origin C19: from L. uxor wife + cide … English new terms dictionary
uxoricide — /ʌkˈsɔrəsaɪd/ (say uk sawruhsuyd) noun 1. a man who kills his wife. 2. the act of killing one s wife. {Latin uxori wife + cide} –uxoricidal /ʌkˌsɔrəˈsaɪdl/ (say uk.sawruh suydl), adjective …
uxoricide — [uk sôr′ə sīd΄, ukzôr′ə sīd΄] n. [< L uxor, wife (see UXORIOUS) + CIDE] 1. the murder of a wife by her husband 2. a man who murders his wife uxoricidal adj … English World dictionary
uxoricide — n. 1 the killing of one s wife. 2 a person who does this. Derivatives: uxoricidal adj. Etymology: L uxor wife + CIDE … Useful english dictionary
