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schoolteacherish

school·teach·er·ish
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skool-tee-cher-ish]
    • /ˈskulˌti tʃər ɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skool-tee-cher-ish]
    • /ˈskulˌti tʃər ɪʃ/

Definition of schoolteacherish word

  • adjective schoolteacherish showing characteristics thought to be typical of a schoolteacher, as strictness and primness. 1

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Origin of schoolteacherish

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; schoolteacher + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Schoolteacherish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

schoolteacherish popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

schoolteacherish usage trend in Literature

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