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governesslike

adj

Etymology

From governess + -like.

  1. derived from governeresse
  2. inherited from governesse
  3. suffixed as governesslike — “governess + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a governess.

    • Her mother was very proud of the first birthday poem of her little daughter and wrote under the manuscript in her fine, firm governesslike hand […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA