spousal

adjective

Definition of spousalnext
as in wifely

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Recent Examples of spousal Al Jolson, Miles Davis, and even Leonard Bernstein have streets co-named for them and have gone through varying degrees of cultural reappraisal ranging from messy bisexual (Bernstein) to appearing in blackface (Jolson) to allegations of spousal abuse (Davis). — Fran Hoepfner, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2024 The Atlas star filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court without a lawyer, requesting no spousal support for either party and for attorneys' fees to be split. — Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025 Both waived spousal support and agreed to equally split the legal fees of their negotiation, which was mediated by Laura Wasser. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2025 In a legal document later filed by Christina and obtained by PEOPLE in October 2024, the HGTV star claimed Josh requested $65,000 per month in spousal support from her. — Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spousal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spousal
  1. wifely
  2. prenuptial
  3. bridal
  4. marital
Adjective
  • Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 20 June 2019
  • An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty.
    — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 June 2018
Definition of wifely
Adjective
  • Handing out prenuptial conflict management books is decidedly not romantic.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2025
  • In the throes of a divorce, practical measures like prenuptial or postnuptial agreements, regular business valuations, and clear separation of personal and business finances can feel cold and clinical.
    — Sara Khaki, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of prenuptial
Adjective
  • On Friday, Nicole chose to wear a set by Danielle Frankel, one of her favorite bridal designers, for the rehearsal dinner and welcome party.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Related Articles The launch follows last year’s bridal category introduction, which Cahill said had a tremendous response with a wider audience, expanding from their loyal Gen X and beyond customers to younger, Gen Z and Millennial shoppers.
    — Emily Mercer, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of bridal
Adjective
  • The marital thriller also stars Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Tom Burke, Marisa Abela and Pierce Brosnan.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Couples enjoy all the perks of marital commitment and can even have children, but choose not to live in the same residence.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of marital

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