schoolishly

English

Etymology

From schoolish +‎ -ly.

Adverb

schoolishly (comparative more schoolishly, superlative most schoolishly)

1. (quite rare) In a schoolish manner.
   • 1988, Iván Boldizsár, NHQ; the new Hungarian quarterly, Volume 29:

     Such a schoolishly overwritten, crammed style characterizes his two novels about the decline of traditional peasant life […]

   • 1992, Denis Hollier, Against architecture: the writings of Georges Bataille:

     This is clearly apparent in its schoolishly Hegelian three-part progression.

   • 2006, Paul Smeyers, Marc Depaepe, Educational research: why "what works" doesn't work:

     […] children need not always be sitting schoolishly, but they must be 'actively' occupied.