Definition of widowly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

appearance

Rare

resembling or characteristic of a widow

Rare

She wore a widowly dress to the memorial.

bereaved

matronly

mourning

lifestyle

Rare

suitable for a widow's lifestyle or role

Rare

Her widowly duties kept her busy.

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Origin of widowly

Old English, widuwe (woman who has lost her husband)

Examples of widowly in a sentence

The portrait captured her widowly expression perfectly.
She lived a quiet, widowly life in the countryside.
Her widowly attire was simple yet elegant.

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French:de veuve, adapté à la vie d'une veuve, ...
German:witwenhaft, verwitwet, ...
Italian:vedovile, ...
Spanish:de viuda, ...
Portuguese:viúvo, adequado para viúva, ...
Chinese:寡妇般的, 寡妇的, ...
Japanese:未亡人のような, 未亡人向けの, ...
Arabic:أَرمَلي, أرملية, ...
Hebrew:אַלְמָנִי, מִתְאִים לְאַלְמָנָה, ...
Russian:вдовий, вдовийский, ...
Ukrainian:вдовий, вдовиний, ...
Hindi:विधवा जैसी, विधवा-सुलभ, ...
Bengali:বিধবামত, বিধবার উপযোগী, ...
Catalan:de vídua, propi d'una vídua, ...
Czech:vdovský, ovdovělý, ...
Danish:enkagtig, enkepassende, ...
Dutch:weduweachtig, weduwe, ...
Greek:χήρας, χήρες, ...
Hungarian:özvegyre emlékeztető, özvegyi, ...
Khmer:មានលក្ខណៈដូចស្ត្រីមេម៉ាយ, សមស្របនឹងរបៀបរស់នៅ ឬតួនាទីរបស់ស្ត្រីមេម៉ាយ, ...
Korean:미망인 같은, 과부로서의, ...
Persian:بیوه‌وار, مناسب بیوه, ...
Polish:wdowi, ...
Portuguese (BR):viúvo, de viúva, ...
Romanian:de văduvă, ...
Swedish:änkelik, änkerlig, ...
Thai:คล้ายหญิงหม้าย, ของหญิงม่าย, ...
Turkish:dul, dul gibi, ...
Vietnamese:giống góa phụ, của một góa phụ, ...

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Definition of widowly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of widowly

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Examples of widowly in a sentence

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