My friend, I think, abhors blatant uxoriousness.
"An Ocean Tramp"
William McFee
She had ceased, on reflection, to be altogether so vivacious: her stronger second nature had somewhat resumed its empire: still she was fresh, and could at times be roguishly affectionate and she patted him, and petted him, and made much of him; slightly railed at him for his uxoriousness and domestic subjection, and proffered him her fingers to try the taste of.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
He ventured that he knew how most young Americans spent their time in London and Paris; dropped with a wink, that in spite of his present uxoriousness he had been a bit of a dog himself, and ended by suggesting another toast to "A short life and a merry one."
"McAllister and His Double"
Arthur Train