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UXORIAL
Definition of UXORIAL
adjective
Of or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
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Other senses
UXORIAL carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Of a wife; regarded as befitting a wife.
Of or pertaining to a wife or married woman; peculiar to or befitting a wife.
Same as uxorious.
adjective
Dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife; uxorious; also, becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife.
Where it comes from
From Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife; overly fond of one’s wife”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Uxōrius is derived from uxor (“wife”) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
UXORIAL in a sentence
“After all, even Livia could not claim uxorial and maternal ties to three Augusti.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UXORIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 286 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UXORIAL starts with U and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AILORUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of UXORIAL. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found UXORIAL?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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