schoolmistressly

English

Alternative forms

• school-mistressly

Etymology

schoolmistress +‎ -ly

Adjective

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."

Synonyms

• schoolmistressy