schoolishly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

schoolish +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

schoolishly (comparative more schoolishly, superlative most schoolishly)

  1. (quite rare) In a schoolish manner.
    • 1988, Iván Boldizsár, NHQ; the new Hungarian quarterly, Volume 29:
      Such a schoolishly overwritten, crammed style characterizes his two novels about the decline of traditional peasant life []
    • 1992, Denis Hollier, Against architecture: the writings of Georges Bataille:
      This is clearly apparent in its schoolishly Hegelian three-part progression.
    • 2006, Paul Smeyers, Marc Depaepe, Educational research: why "what works" doesn't work:
      [] children need not always be sitting schoolishly, but they must be 'actively' occupied.