schoolmasterishnessn.
/ˈskuːlˌmɑːst(ə)rɪʃnᵻs/, /ˈskuːlˌmast(ə)rɪʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈskulˌmæst(ə)rɪʃnᵻs/ The quality or condition of resembling or being characteristic of a schoolmaster (schoolmaster n.1 1a); schoolmasterly behaviour.
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schoolmasterishness1789
1789 J. Bentham Let. in Wks. (1843) X. 217 Your age and character fit you better for intimacy with him: the schoolmasterishness of mine acting naturally as a repellant.
1898 School Jrnl. 16 Apr. 457/1 School-masterishness and school-ma'amishness in the popular vocabulary, stand for a tendency toward being overbearing and hypocritical.
1965 R. P. Dore Educ. in Tokugawa Japan ix. 275 The emphasis on neatness, tidiness, serious-minded diligence and sober good behaviour which is a common characteristic of school-masterishness in any country.
1999 Threepenny Rev. 76 12/2 The trouble is not Philistinism, only a kind of out-of-season schoolmasterishness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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