Definitions
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- adjective informal
governesslike
Etymologies
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Examples
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And then, with a cough, a something in her voice, an odd sort of look in those very ordinary greyish eyes, this governessy little old maid was making her feel snubbed, uncertain.
Through the Wall Wentworth, Patricia 1950
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She said in her most governessy tone, ‘I am really quite unable to believe that it was a coincidence, Miss Fell.’
The Key Wentworth, Patricia 1944
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While I’m being governessy, I might as well add: always, always include a SASE — a stamped, self-addressed envelope – with enough postage stamps, not metered for your manuscript’s safe return, and MENTION the SASE in your cover letter.
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Oh, and just in case you think that I’ve just been being governessy in urging my readers to be as polite as possible to EVERYONE they meet at ANY writers’ conference: that near-sighted editor later became now a high mucky-muck at the publishing house that bought my memoir — which, I can’t resist telling you, covered in part my years teaching in a university.
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Just in case you think that I’ve just been being governessy in urging you again and again to be as polite as possible to EVERYONE you meet at ANY writers’ conference: that near-sighted editor is now a high mucky-muck at the publishing house that’s currently handling my memoir — which, I can’t resist telling you, covers in part my years teaching in a university.
Author! Author! » Blog Archive » The Building Blocks of the Pitch, Part II: Luke…use the Force…Luke… 2006
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Just in case you think that I’ve just been being governessy in urging you again and again to be as polite as possible to EVERYONE you meet at ANY writers’ conference: that near-sighted editor is now a high mucky-muck at the publishing house that’s currently handling my memoir — which, I can’t resist telling you, covers in part my years teaching in a university.
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"But, of course, you would condemn anyone who failed to conform to your prim, governessy little notions of right and wrong.
In Brief Authority F. Anstey 1895
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