/ Dictionary / Index H housewifely: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: house•wife•ly Pronunciation: (hous'wīf"lē), [key] — adj. of, like, or befitting a housewife. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: housewifely (Thesaurus) housewife housewifery Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language