Meanings
schoolmastery1
nounschoolmastery (uncountable)
schoolmastery2
adjectiveschoolmastery (comparative more schoolmastery, superlative most schoolmastery)
comparative more schoolmastery · superlative most schoolmastery
- informalSynonym of schoolmasterish.
He retailed the common view to Isabel that “Ramsay” was “a tired man, & overdid the envangelical appeal & schoolmastery scolding, but in spots it was eloquent & impressive.”
2015, Norman Hillmer, O. D. Skelton: A Portrait of Canadian Ambition, page 210Synonyms: schoolmasterish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of schoolmastership.
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adjectiveSynonym of schoolmasterish.
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schoolmastery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolmastery
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“schoolmastery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolmastery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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