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Meaning of "schoolmistressy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHOOLMISTRESSY

schoolmistressy  [ˈskuːlˌmɪstrɪsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHOOLMISTRESSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Schoolmistressy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCHOOLMISTRESSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of schoolmistressy in the English dictionary

The definition of schoolmistressy in the dictionary is having qualities of a schoolmistress; prim, prudish, old-fashioned.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCHOOLMISTRESSY


actressy
ˈæktrɪsɪ
Chrissie
ˈkrɪsɪ
clerisy
ˈklɛrɪsɪ
courtesy
ˈkɜːtɪsɪ
headmistressy
ˌhɛdˈmɪstrɪsɪ
icy
ˈaɪsɪ
lacey
ˈleɪsɪ
lacy
ˈleɪsɪ
missy
ˈmɪsɪ
Odyssey
ˈɒdɪsɪ
pleurisy
ˈplʊərɪsɪ
policy
ˈpɒlɪsɪ
pricey
ˈpraɪsɪ
prissy
ˈprɪsɪ
prophecy
ˈprɒfɪsɪ
secrecy
ˈsiːkrɪsɪ
sissy
ˈsɪsɪ
spicy
ˈspaɪsɪ
Sulawesi
ˌsuːləˈweɪsɪ
Tracy
ˈtreɪsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCHOOLMISTRESSY

schoolmaid
schoolman
schoolmarm
schoolmarmish
schoolmaster
schoolmastering
schoolmasterish
schoolmasterly
schoolmastership
schoolmate
schoolmen
schoolmistress
schoolroom
Schools
schools inspector
schools medical officer
schoolteacher
schooltide
schoolward
schoolwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCHOOLMISTRESSY

bossy
businessy
classy
Cressy
Debussy
dressy
embassy
fussy
glossy
governessy
grassy
hussy
messy
mossy
pressy
pussy
sassy
seamstressy
stressy
tressy

Synonyms and antonyms of schoolmistressy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «schoolmistressy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHOOLMISTRESSY

Find out the translation of schoolmistressy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of schoolmistressy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «schoolmistressy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

schoolmistressy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

schoolmistressy
570 millions of speakers

English

schoolmistressy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

schoolmistressy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

schoolmistressy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

schoolmistressy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

schoolmistressy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

schoolmistressy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

schoolmistressy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Guru sekolah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schoolmistressy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

schoolmistressy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

schoolmistressy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Schoolmistressy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

schoolmistressy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

schoolmistressy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शालेय शिक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

schoolmistressy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schoolmistressy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schoolmistressy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

schoolmistressy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schoolmistressy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

schoolmistressy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schoolmistressy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

schoolmistressy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

schoolmistressy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of schoolmistressy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOOLMISTRESSY»

The term «schoolmistressy» is used very little and occupies the 169.671 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOOLMISTRESSY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «schoolmistressy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «schoolmistressy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about schoolmistressy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOOLMISTRESSY»

Discover the use of schoolmistressy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to schoolmistressy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reconstructing Women's Wartime Lives: Discourse and ...
Just as the idle rich woman was demonised, so was the 'bossy schoolmistressy type' of woman in authority, even though there were few other models for women in charge to follow. At the same time that the war presented opportunities for ...
Penny Summerfield, 1998
2
E.M. Forster: The critical response: early responses ...
In A Passage to India he says of Adela Quested: 'Although her hard schoolmistressy manner remained, she was no longer examining life, but being examined by it; she had become a real person.' The note of shrewd insight here is blown on a ...
John Henry Stape, 1998
3
The Slaves of Solitude
She had been a schoolmistress, and there was still, apparently, something schoolmistressy about her. What! — schoolmistressy, because she had retained a certain quietude and dignity when out with a couple of drunks! Schoolmistressy  ...
Patrick Hamilton, 2012
4
North Sea Passage and the Women of Spirit: The True Story of ...
But that was his business and his mother's — if they wanted to spend money having her come and then not practise. It wasn't her business to make schoolmistressy unpleasantness, and get him to push the heavy dining table away from the ...
André Schulman, 2013
5
Crypto Da Vinci: A Peter White Mystery
Al looked at me with a schoolmistressy glare and then continued. “The failed attempt had excited Charles, so he decided that he'd go it alone and set sail for Scotland in 1745 with two ships, only one of which arrived. He managed to raise an ...
Simon Buck, 2011
6
Last Post: A Novel of Suspense
Eve looked at her in the most schoolmistressy manner she knew of, inherited from her mother. “You realize that Jean is being interrogated as a suspect for Mrs. Southwell's murder. It will be very frightening for her.” “Yes . . . Though nothing ...
Robert Barnard, 2012
7
Maggie Robinson Bundle: Mistress by Marriage, Mistress by ...
I'll work itoutlater and send it'round.” She kepther tone severe, schoolmistressy. “I can't haveany more unscheduled incidents like this. I want sufficient notice in the future.” “Youdidn't throwme out of bed.” He looked far too proud of himself.
Maggie Robinson, 2011
8
The Living Novel
At sixteen we are in love with those sexless heroines with their awful schoolmistressy speeches. We are in love with those stick-in-the-mud heroes whose disinterestedness and honour pervert the minds of boys with a tedious and delusive ...
V.S. Pritchett, 2011
9
Dancing Women: Female Bodies Onstage
Croce observes that in A Wedding Bouquet “[Stein's wit] reveals at its core a Bohemian schoolmistressy hatred and tragic perception of middle-class heterosexual functions.”“2 Whether it was due to their bohemianism or their sexual ...
Sally Banes, 2013
10
The Almanac of British Politics
... Labour in 1997), and by her Tory Reform Group Europhile associations, proclaiming herself at her by-election as. aa. Euro enthusiast«¥if sceptical about thesinglecurrency. A matronly, schoolmistressy type. ¥. redolent of her godmother the ...
Robert Waller, Byron Criddle, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHOOLMISTRESSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term schoolmistressy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
24 Hours In The Past review – back to the ordure
Presenting is Fi Glover – also with a bit of the 19th century about her, schoolmistressy though, perhaps a governess, certainly posher than our riff-raff celebrities. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
2
Mike on the Flipside: Election odds
Airport obsessive, schoolmistressy type. "Ruth has been working very hard this term, but must be careful she doesn't allow one little issue to take over her life. «Thanet Gazette, Apr 15»
3
Carey Mulligan Carries Vinterberg's Sweeping 'Far From the …
Carey Mulligan is excellent: her face has a pinched girlish prettiness combined with a shrewd, slightly schoolmistressy intelligence – the sort of face which can ... «Indie Wire, Apr 15»
4
Achingly unacceptable: the bad language that bugs me
PS: But just as much as these, I detest it when Word's schoolmistressy grammar checker pedantically and anachronistically warns me that I am ending a ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
5
Gaybo's heroic father ... and a horse of a different colour
She's a bit too schoolmistressy for my liking but the show's basic format holds up quite well. Still, I'd prefer its BBC1 late-afternoon rival, Pointless, hosted by the ... «Irish Independent, Apr 14»
6
Digital distraction: François Hollande's faux pas
Making it all the more hilarious were the words neatly written in classic, schoolmistressy French handwriting on the blackboard above his head: “Today, it is the ... «FT.com, Sep 13»
7
William Hague had the superior air of the Man from Del Monte
Jo Swinson (Lib Dem, East Dunbartonshire) uttered a schoolmistressy little homily about the importance of having more women in government. In Tunis ... «Daily Mail, Nov 11»
8
Strictly Come Dancing: Rumpus during the rumba lights touch paper
Then Tess Daly came over all schoolmistressy, wagging her finger and ordering James to be quiet. But James – who isn't always the sharpest tool in the box ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 11»
9
Made in Dagenham, review
And Miranda Richardson's more showcased turn as Castle has a schoolmistressy imperiousness that's good fun. Still, the way the film presents her intervention ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 10»
10
When Ségolène came to stay
When Mme Royal first emerged in French politics in the early 1980s, she had a rather geeky, schoolmistressy image, wearing large spectacles and bright red ... «Independent, Dec 06»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Schoolmistressy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/schoolmistressy>. Apr 2024 ».
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