Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headmistressy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-mistressy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a headmistress.

Example Sentences

"The moment passed, and she packed him firmly off with cheerful, conventional, headmistressy remarks about being a good boy, and next term coming soon."
"So he would have to take her to some expensive Thames-side pub, and in this grand, headmistressy mood she would be sure to order smoked salmon."
"Violet, who was British and sat through my classes with a headmistressy stare, did say she admired the Heidelberg school of painters."

Etymology

From headmistress + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: headmistress

Inflected Forms

more headmistressy (comparative) most headmistressy (superlative) head-mistressy (alternative)

Synonyms

headmistressly

Questions

What does headmistressy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a headmistress.
Where does headmistressy come from?: From headmistress + -y.

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