henpecked
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- henpecking noun
Etymology
Origin of henpecked
Example Sentences
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Mama and I were back in the house and I was rubbing some Raleigh salve on my henpecked hands when I thought of my little sister.
From Literature
He went on to star in the spin-off George and Mildred, in which Murphy played a henpecked George Roper opposite fellow Theatre Workshop actress Yootha Joyce as his wife.
From BBC
Spryly hilarious, Kelly lends the henpecked husband’s subversive streak a bumbling gentleness.
From Los Angeles Times
I was raised by a sweet henpecked father, who would have said something disparaging about himself to get me to help him with his computer or read tiny print.
From Los Angeles Times
Michael Burlingame, a professor of history at the University of Illinois Springfield, said that other than treating Lincoln as a “classic henpecked husband,” at face value there’s nothing funny about Mary Todd Lincoln.
From New York Times
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