"schoolish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskuːlɪʃ/ Forms: more schoolish [comparative], most schoolish [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːlɪʃ Etymology: From school + -ish. Compare Dutch schools (“scholastic, methodical”), German schulisch (“schoolish, scolastic”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|school|ish}} school + -ish, {{cog|nl|schools||scholastic, methodical}} Dutch schools (“scholastic, methodical”), {{cog|de|schulisch||schoolish, scolastic}} German schulisch (“schoolish, scolastic”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} schoolish (comparative more schoolish, superlative most schoolish)
  1. Of or pertaining to school; scholastic.
    Sense id: en-schoolish-en-adj-QJ7y-aKr
  2. Characteristic of school rather than real life; pedantic, pedagogical, etc.
    Sense id: en-schoolish-en-adj-k6EE-ifI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: schoolishly, schoolishness
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