uxorious

[ uhk-sawr-ee-uh s, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr- ]

/ ʌkˈsɔr i əs, -ˈsoʊr-, ʌgˈzɔr-, -ˌzoʊr- /

doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.

Origin of uxorious

1590–1600; < Latin ūxōrius, equivalent to ūxor wife + -ius -ious

ux·o·ri·ous·ly, adverb ux·o·ri·ous·ness, noun un·ux·o·ri·ous, adjective un·ux·o·ri·ous·ly, adverb

un·ux·o·ri·ous·ness, noun

uxmal, uxor, uxorial, uxoricide, uxorilocal, uxorious, uy, uys, uz, uzbeg, uzbek

Even his relationship with his wife has hurt his sex appeal: Uxorious men are never sexy for long.

Obama's Vanishing Sex Appeal |Tunku Varadarajan |September 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
But the danger passed in his criticisms of the offender, whom he stigmatized as "the most uxorious and foolish of husbands."

A Reconstructed Marriage |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
But with the luxurious and uxorious love which does hinder action he had done.

The Love Affairs of Lord Byron |Francis Henry Gribble
Indeed, Holbein's picture was made for the purpose of giving the uxorious Henry an idea of the charms of the young woman.

The Century of Columbus |James J. Walsh

The South African Boer makes a true and constant husband, and a good father—some people say he is a trifle too uxorious.

Tales of South Africa |H.A. Bryden
He was of an uxorious nature, not sensual, but to be in love with some woman was a necessity of his life.

The Threatening Eye |Edward Frederick Knight

uxorious

/ (ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs) /

excessively attached to or dependent on one's wife

uxoriously, adverb uxoriousness, noun

C16: from Latin uxōrius concerning a wife, from uxor wife