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schoolmistressly

schoolmistressly adjective: befitting a schoolmistress; in the manner or style of a schoolmistress.

Adjective

schoolmistressly (comparative more schoolmistressly, superlative most schoolmistressly)

  1. Befitting a schoolmistress; in the manner or style of a schoolmistress.
    • "I've told you." Rosemary's voice grew schoolmistressly sharp. "He writes every day."1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 503
    Synonyms:
    schoolmistressy

Synonyms of schoolmistressly

Forms of schoolmistressly

comparativemore schoolmistressly
superlativemost schoolmistressly
alternative formschool-mistressly

Origin of schoolmistressly

From schoolmistress + -ly.

Questions about schoolmistressly

What does schoolmistressly mean?
Schoolmistressly means befitting a schoolmistress; in the manner or style of a schoolmistress.
What part of speech is schoolmistressly?
Schoolmistressly is an adjective.

Words near schoolmistressly in the dictionary

  1. schoolmisses
  2. schoolmissish
  3. schoolmissy
  4. schoolmistress
  5. schoolmistresses
  6. schoolmistressly
  7. schoolmistressy
  8. schoolnight
  9. schoolnights
  10. schoolpeople
  11. schoolperson

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