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schoolteacherish

schoolteacherish adjective: resembling a stereotypical schoolteacher in some way; pedantic, patronising, etc.

Adjective

schoolteacherish (comparative more schoolteacherish, superlative most schoolteacherish)

  1. Resembling a stereotypical schoolteacher in some way; pedantic, patronising, etc.

Forms of schoolteacherish

comparativemore schoolteacherish
superlativemost schoolteacherish

Origin of schoolteacherish

From schoolteacher + -ish.

Questions about schoolteacherish

What does schoolteacherish mean?
Schoolteacherish means resembling a stereotypical schoolteacher in some way; pedantic, patronising, etc.
What part of speech is schoolteacherish?
Schoolteacherish is an adjective.

Words near schoolteacherish in the dictionary

  1. schoolsful
  2. schoolship
  3. schoolships
  4. schoolsick
  5. schoolteacher
  6. schoolteacherish
  7. schoolteacherly
  8. schoolteachers
  9. schoolteachery
  10. schoolteaching
  11. schooltide

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