Cuckold vs Wittily - What's the difference?
cuckold | wittily |
A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.
* 1546 ,
A West Indian plectognath fish, .
The cowfish, and allied species.
To make a cuckold of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing his wife.
* 2008 , , Questionable Content 1319:
As a noun cuckold
is a man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.As a verb cuckold
is to make a cuckold of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing his wife.As an adverb wittily is
in a witty manner; using wit.cuckold
English
(cuckold) (Rhinesomus) (Scrawled cowfish)Noun
(en noun)- If I never marry, I shall never be a cuckold .
Usage notes
* This was a standard comic figure in medieval and Shakespearean drama.Quotations
*Synonyms
* , smooth trunkfishHyponyms
* (a man married to an unfaithful wife) wittol, mari complaisantDerived terms
* cuckolder * cuckoldry * cuckqueanVerb
(en verb)The Flimsiest of Logic
- Hey, I would never cuckold one of my friends. That’s way not cool.