Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schoolmistressly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schoolmistress-ly
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Befitting a schoolmistress; in the manner or style of a schoolmistress.

Example Sentences

""I've told you." Rosemary's voice grew schoolmistressly sharp. "He writes every day.""

Etymology

From schoolmistress + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: schoolmistress

Inflected Forms

more schoolmistressly (comparative) most schoolmistressly (superlative) school-mistressly (alternative)

Synonyms

schoolmistressy

Questions

What does schoolmistressly mean?: Befitting a schoolmistress; in the manner or style of a schoolmistress.
Where does schoolmistressly come from?: From schoolmistress + -ly.

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