schoolmasterish
- adjective
- /ˌskuːlˈmɑːstərɪʃ/
:
maestro autoritario
- Occasionally, Bob would appear suddenly in my doorway and, in his most schoolmasterish tone, say, "What does the exclamation point indicate, lad?"
Examples
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The teacher's schoolmasterish manner made the students feel they had to follow every rule strictly.
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Her schoolmasterish attitude during the meeting made everyone anxious about presenting their ideas.
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He spoke in a schoolmasterish tone, insisting that we complete the assignment perfectly.
Synonyms
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8.1
Paying too much attention to small rules or details, often annoying others
Being strict and formal like a teacher in a classroom
Like a classroom or teacher, very formal and focused on books
Antonyms
How Pedantic
Surface Forms
Morphology
schoolmasterish = schoolmaster (transparent) = school + master + ish
Standard adjectival derivation: '-ish' added to the noun 'schoolmaster' yields 'having the qualities of a schoolmaster'.
Etymology
Schoolmasterish comes from schoolmaster, made of school and master meaning a teacher in charge, and the ending -ish, which means 'like'. So it describes someone who behaves 'like' a strict teacher, always correcting small mistakes and keeping a formal tone.