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teachery

teachery adjective: synonym of teacherly.

Adjective

teachery (comparative more teachery, superlative most teachery)

  1. Synonym of teacherly.
    • […] a teachery attitude verging on the racist condescension typical of a colonial relationship.2013, K. W. Taylor, A History of the Vietnamese, page 565
    Synonyms:
    teacherly

Synonyms of teachery

Forms of teachery

comparativemore teachery
superlativemost teachery

Origin of teachery

From teacher + -y.

Questions about teachery

What does teachery mean?
Teachery means synonym of teacherly.
What part of speech is teachery?
Teachery is an adjective.

Words near teachery in the dictionary

  1. Teachers Village East
  2. Teachers Village West
  3. teachers' pets
  4. teachership
  5. teacherships
  6. teachery
  7. teaches
  8. teaches away
  9. teaches grandma how to suck eggs
  10. teaches grandma to suck eggs
  11. teaches someone a lesson

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