1. excessively devoted to or controlled by one’s wife
Usage: formal; sometimes derogatory

Examples

• His friends teased him for being uxorious, always asking his wife’s permission before making plans.
• The uxorious husband never made a decision without consulting his spouse first.
• Critics called the politician uxorious for constantly deferring to his wife’s opinions.
• Despite accusations of being uxorious, he genuinely valued his wife’s judgment.
• The novel portrayed the protagonist as an uxorious man who lived entirely in his wife’s shadow.
• Some viewed his uxorious behavior as sweet, while others saw it as weakness.