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schoolmarmish

schoolmarmish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a schoolmarm.

Adjective

schoolmarmish (comparative more schoolmarmish, superlative most schoolmarmish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmarm.

Forms of schoolmarmish

comparativemore schoolmarmish
superlativemost schoolmarmish
alternative formschool-marmish

Origin of schoolmarmish

From schoolmarm + -ish.

Words formed from schoolmarmish

Questions about schoolmarmish

What does schoolmarmish mean?
Schoolmarmish means resembling or characteristic of a schoolmarm.
What part of speech is schoolmarmish?
Schoolmarmish is an adjective.

Words near schoolmarmish in the dictionary

  1. schoolmaids
  2. schoolman
  3. schoolmarm
  4. schoolmarmed
  5. schoolmarming
  6. schoolmarmish
  7. schoolmarmishly
  8. schoolmarmishness
  9. schoolmarms
  10. schoolmarmy
  11. schoolmaster

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