husbandly /ˈhʌzbəndli/ adjective3 •Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.One thing she still would not allow was that horrible erotic act which was a commonplace of American and European films, but she took complaisantly enough now to his other husbandly advances. — 1956 •(no longer used) Frugal; economical.Even he that has the most of all is nevertheless oblig'd to be Frugal and Husbandly, and not to lavish or squander away what he has [...]. — 1707 •(no longer used) Pertaining to a husbandman or husbandry. formsmore husbandly · most husbandly