maritorious

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adjective

Being fond of one's husband to the point of obsession; excessively doting on one's husband.

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Meanings

adjectivemaritorious (comparative more maritorious, superlative most maritorious)

comparative more maritorious · superlative most maritorious

  1. Being fond of one's husband to the point of obsession; excessively doting on one's husband.

    Dames maritorious ne'er were meritorious.

    1607, George Chapman, Bussy D'Ambois

Origin

Formed like uxorious, based on Latin marītus (“husband”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with maritorious

gloriousnotoriousvictoriousmeritoriouslaboriousuproariousingloriouscensoriousvaingloriousamatoriousdesultoriousmemoriousraptoriousrisoriussaltatoriousscoriousself-gloriousuncensoriousungloriousunlaboriousunvictoriousuxorious
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Cite this entry
APA

maritorious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maritorious

MLA

“maritorious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maritorious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maritorious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maritorious.

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