headmistressy

/ ˌhɛdˈmɪstrɪsɪ /

adjective

1. typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress

Example Sentences

I scraped my hair back from my face in the severe headmistressy way they used to fix it, and holding it in place with one hand, I straightened my shoulders and clicked my heels together.

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She checked her papers, I checked my papers, Sergeant Silvey checked both of us, that headmistressy Special Operations officer who was nannying her checked, everybody checked.

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Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Before the awards were even handed out, Twitter went to town with the leaked wardrobe memo from CBS and its hilariously headmistressy dictums.

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