schoolmasterlyadj.
/ˈskuːlˌmɑːstəli/, /ˈskuːlˌmastəli/, U.S. /ˈskulˌmæstərli/ Characteristic or reminiscent of a schoolmaster (schoolmaster n.1 1a); resembling a schoolmaster; esp. strict; didactic; authoritative.
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pedantic1628
schoolmasterly1654
pedagogal?1764
schoolmasterish1789
pedagoguish1830
schoolmastering1831
schoolmastery1864
schoolteaching1869
Dominical1882
1654 J. Norton Orthodox Evangelist 132 The Law is threefold. Moral, Ceremonial, Judicial: And answerably had a threefold Pædagogical, or Schoolmasterly Discipline, leading the soul unto Christ.
1757 A. Mitchell Let. 7 Apr. in Mem. & Papers Sir A. Mitchell (1850) I. viii. 233 Your Lordship will have received my letter of the 31st with the precis of that school-masterly performance to persuade the King of Prussia that the neutrality for Hanover..is..for his interest.
1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 20 July 197/1 They [sc. the newspaper press]..decide in a schoolmasterly and authoritative manner as to the merits of the public questions which come before them.
1880 R. Broughton Second Thoughts I. i. xii. 217 Still speaking in that rather harsh and schoolmasterly tone.
1937 W. Lewis Revenge for Love i. iii. 26 Flashing out at her through his schoolmasterly glasses a good upper-dog glare.
1959 ‘E. Peters’ Death Mask i. 29 I wasn't..being sufficiently firm, soothing and schoolmasterly.
2002 Daily Tel. 18 Oct. 19/1 He has sent me a schoolmasterly letter, saying that, in the light of my assurances that it will never happen again, he is prepared to overlook the matter this time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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