schoolmistressly

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English

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Etymology

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From schoolmistress +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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schoolmistressly (comparative more schoolmistressly, superlative most schoolmistressly)

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

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