a. Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent. [ 1913 Webster ]
A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a huswife; capable; economical; prudent. --
a. [ AS. wīflic. ] Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. “Wifely patience.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
With all the tenderness of wifely love. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]