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schoolmastery

schoolmastery noun: synonym of schoolmastership.

Noun

schoolmastery (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of schoolmastership.

Adjective

schoolmastery (comparative more schoolmastery, superlative most schoolmastery)

  1. (informal) Synonym of schoolmasterish.
    • He retailed the common view to Isabel that “Ramsay” was “a tired man, & overdid the envangelical appeal & schoolmastery scolding, but in spots it was eloquent & impressive.”2015, Norman Hillmer, O. D. Skelton: A Portrait of Canadian Ambition, page 210
    Synonyms:
    schoolmasterish

Synonyms of schoolmastery

Forms of schoolmastery

comparativemore schoolmastery
superlativemost schoolmastery

Origin of schoolmastery

From schoolmaster + -y.

Questions about schoolmastery

What does schoolmastery mean?
Schoolmastery means synonym of schoolmastership.
What part of speech is schoolmastery?
Schoolmastery can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near schoolmastery in the dictionary

  1. schoolmasterism
  2. schoolmasterliness
  3. schoolmasterly
  4. schoolmasters
  5. schoolmastership
  6. schoolmastery
  7. schoolmate
  8. schoolmates
  9. schoolmen
  10. schoolmiss
  11. schoolmisses

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