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adjectiveschoolmistressly (comparative more schoolmistressly, superlative most schoolmistressly)
comparative more schoolmistressly · superlative most schoolmistressly · alternative school-mistressly
- Befitting a schoolmistress; in the manner or style of a schoolmistress.
"I've told you." Rosemary's voice grew schoolmistressly sharp. "He writes every day."
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 503Synonyms: schoolmistressy
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adjectiveBefitting a schoolmistress; in the manner or style of a schoolmistress.
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