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governesslike

governesslike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a governess.

Adjective

governesslike (comparative more governesslike, superlative most governesslike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a governess.
    • Her mother was very proud of the first birthday poem of her little daughter and wrote under the manuscript in her fine, firm governesslike hand […]1970, Marya Zaturenska, Christina Rossetti: a portrait with background

Forms of governesslike

comparativemore governesslike
superlativemost governesslike

Origin of governesslike

From governess + -like.

Questions about governesslike

What does governesslike mean?
Governesslike means resembling or characteristic of a governess.
What part of speech is governesslike?
Governesslike is an adjective.

Words near governesslike in the dictionary

  1. governesses
  2. governesses-general
  3. governesshood
  4. governessing
  5. governessless
  6. governesslike
  7. governessship
  8. governessy
  9. governest
  10. governeth
  11. governing

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