"teacherly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more teacherly [comparative], most teacherly [superlative]
Etymology: From teacher + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teacher|ly}} teacher + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} teacherly (comparative more teacherly, superlative most teacherly)
  1. Of or relating to teachers. Translations (of or relating to teachers): opettaja- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-teacherly-en-adj-wnfhI1oR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to teachers': 94 6
  2. Suggestive of a teacher. Translations (suggestive of a teacher): opettajamainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-teacherly-en-adj-NUmlcifG Disambiguation of 'suggestive of a teacher': 5 95

Download JSON data for teacherly meaning in English (2.3kB)

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