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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Husbandly \Hus"band*ly\, adjective Frugal; thrifty. [R.] --Tusser.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
husbandly
adjective
1: of or befitting or characteristic of a husband [ant: {wifely}]
2: related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
42 Moby Thesaurus words for "husbandly": adoring, affectionate, bridal, cannily, carefully, charily, conjugal, connubial, demonstrative, devoted, economically, epithalamic, faithful, filial, fond, frugally, hymeneal, languishing, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome, loving, marital, married, maternal, matrimonial, melting, nuptial, parental, paternal, providently, prudently, romantic, sentimental, soft, sparingly, spousal, tender, thriftily, uxorious, wedded, wifely
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