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schoolteacherly

schoolteacherly adjective: befitting a schoolteacher.

Adjective

schoolteacherly (comparative more schoolteacherly, superlative most schoolteacherly)

  1. Befitting a schoolteacher.

Forms of schoolteacherly

comparativemore schoolteacherly
superlativemost schoolteacherly

Origin of schoolteacherly

From schoolteacher + -ly.

Questions about schoolteacherly

What does schoolteacherly mean?
Schoolteacherly means befitting a schoolteacher.
What part of speech is schoolteacherly?
Schoolteacherly is an adjective.

Words near schoolteacherly in the dictionary

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

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