Definitions
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- adjective Befitting a
schoolmistress .
Etymologies
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schoolmistress + -ly
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Examples
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And oh, it's such a privilege, "she said with a sudden change of tone, a schoolmistressly manner, looking upon me more austerely,
The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Harriet Stark
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