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schoolmasterly

schoolmasterly adjective: befitting a schoolmaster.

Adjective

schoolmasterly (comparative more schoolmasterly, superlative most schoolmasterly)

  1. Befitting a schoolmaster.

Forms of schoolmasterly

comparativemore schoolmasterly
superlativemost schoolmasterly

Origin of schoolmasterly

From schoolmaster + -ly.

Questions about schoolmasterly

What does schoolmasterly mean?
Schoolmasterly means befitting a schoolmaster.
What part of speech is schoolmasterly?
Schoolmasterly is an adjective.

Words near schoolmasterly in the dictionary

  1. schoolmasterish
  2. schoolmasterishly
  3. schoolmasterishness
  4. schoolmasterism
  5. schoolmasterliness
  6. schoolmasterly
  7. schoolmasters
  8. schoolmastership
  9. schoolmastery
  10. schoolmate
  11. schoolmates

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