schoolyadj.
/ˈskuːli/, U.S. /ˈskuli/ colloquial.
Reminiscent or suggestive of a school or pupil; having the typical or traditional characteristics of a school.With quot. 1882 cf. school n.1 Compounds 4.
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society > education > place of education > school > [adjective]
scholastic1599
scholicala1656
schooly1882
1882 N.-Y. Times 9 Apr. 3/3 Mr. Carroll Beckwith redeems with the schooly, unhumanfleshed look of ‘A Model's Breakfast’ by a quick ‘Normandy Landscape’, full of color, dash, and energy.
1914 Jrnl. Outdoor Life Dec. 359/2 When I say the study of sciences I do not mean that any patient should take them up in a ‘schooly’ or ‘museumy’ way, but for pure fun.
1971 Petticoat 24 July 3/4 The perfect accessories are long schooly sox.
1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 80/1 Girls' boarding schools are on the whole far more trad and schooly than boys' boarding schools.
2007 L. Purves Little Learning 243 A horrid imposition of schooly values (like the ghastly grey A-line skirt).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1882