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schoolmasterish

schoolmasterish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a schoolmaster.

Adjective

schoolmasterish (comparative more schoolmasterish, superlative most schoolmasterish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmaster.

Forms of schoolmasterish

comparativemore schoolmasterish
superlativemost schoolmasterish

Origin of schoolmasterish

From schoolmaster + -ish.

Questions about schoolmasterish

What does schoolmasterish mean?
Schoolmasterish means resembling or characteristic of a schoolmaster.
What part of speech is schoolmasterish?
Schoolmasterish is an adjective.

Words near schoolmasterish in the dictionary

  1. schoolmarmy
  2. schoolmaster
  3. schoolmastered
  4. schoolmasterhood
  5. schoolmastering
  6. schoolmasterish
  7. schoolmasterishly
  8. schoolmasterishness
  9. schoolmasterism
  10. schoolmasterliness
  11. schoolmasterly

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