schoolishly

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adverb

In a schoolish manner.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adverbschoolishly (comparative more schoolishly, superlative most schoolishly)

comparative more schoolishly · superlative most schoolishly

  1. quite rareIn a schoolish manner.

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

    1992, Denis Hollier, Against architecture: the writings of Georges Bataille
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    Such a schoolishly overwritten, crammed style characterizes his two novels about the decline of traditional peasant life […]

    1988, Iván Boldizsár, NHQ; the new Hungarian quarterly, Volume 29

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

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

Origin

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Chicago

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