Headmistressly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Headmistressly is an adjective meaning Befitting a headmistress.
Meaning
Befitting a headmistress.
Example Sentences
Sarah’s half-moon reading spectacles gave her a headmistressly air, ‘. . . eyes of blue and very nice too.[…]’
‘Now,’ said the head in her most headmistressly voice, ‘I have just had some very exciting news. This is Miss McCarthy from the Highthorn Academy. She heard Jazeera play and she was very impressed.’
They’d split a salad and even that they’d be careful not to finish: “We’ll each leave a leaf,” Edwige would whisper, tucking in her chin in a headmistressly way and looking at her friend over the tops of nonexistent glasses.
Synonyms for headmistressly
Depending on context, synonyms include headmistressy.
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