From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary:
Pronunciation: "&k-'sor-E-&s, "&g-'zor-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin uxorius uxorious, uxorial, from uxor wife
: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
- ux·o·ri·ous·ly adverb
- ux·o·ri·ous·ness noun
From The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce:
UXORIOUSNESS, n.
A perverted affection that has strayed to one's own wife.
