Antonyms of adj husbandly

2 senses of husbandly

Sense 1
husbandly (vs. wifely) -- (befitting or characteristic of a husband)

wifely (vs. husbandly), wifelike, uxorial -- (befitting or characteristic of a wife)

Sense 2
husbandly -- (related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn")

INDIRECT (VIA domestic) -> undomestic -- (not domestic or related to home; "had established herself in her career at the price of being so undomestic she didn't even know how to light the oven")

Similarity of adj husbandly

2 senses of husbandly

Sense 1
husbandly (vs. wifely) -- (befitting or characteristic of a husband)

Sense 2
husbandly -- (related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn")
       => domestic (vs. undomestic) -- (of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste")

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