housewifely

[ hous-wahyf-lee ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf li /

of, like, or befitting a housewife.

Origin of housewifely

1300–50; Middle English. See housewife, -ly

house·wife·li·ness, noun un·house·wife·ly, adjective

She locked the door, and then drew out her housewifely bunch of keys.

A Country Sweetheart |Dora Russell
Her housewifely activity is noted first to be sure from her twelfth or thirteenth year.

Sleep Walking and Moon Walking |Isidor Isaak Sadger
Hazel washed up her breakfast dishes, and set the cabin in order according to her housewifely instincts.

North of Fifty-Three |Bertrand W. Sinclair
Except for the housewifely tastes, it sounds, and in fact is, rather like a courtship in the Arabian Nights so far.

Home Life in Germany |Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

Catherine, looking about her, soon found herself unable to restrain her housewifely fingers.

The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted |Katharine Ellis Barrett

housewifely

/ (ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ) /

prudent and neat; domestic housewifely virtues

housewifeliness, noun