"instructorish" meaning in English

See instructorish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more instructorish [comparative], most instructorish [superlative]
Etymology: instructor + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|instructor|ish}} instructor + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} instructorish (comparative more instructorish, superlative most instructorish)
  1. (rare) Characteristic of an instructor; didactic. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-instructorish-en-adj-UQ10MGs5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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