What does schoolishly mean?
Schoolishly means (quite rare) In a schoolish manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(quite rare) In a schoolish manner..
Such a schoolishly overwritten, crammed style characterizes his two novels about the decline of traditional peasant life […]
This is clearly apparent in its schoolishly Hegelian three-part progression.
[…] children need not always be sitting schoolishly, but they must be 'actively' occupied.
Use schoolishly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Schoolishly means (quite rare) In a schoolish manner..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Such a schoolishly overwritten, crammed style characterizes his two novels about the decline of traditional peasant life […]
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