teacherly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of teacherly
First recorded in 1680–90; teacher ( def. ) + -ly (in the sense “like”)
Example Sentences
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Rampling’s voice is an incredible weapon – by turns curious, seductive, bored, teacherly, withering and compassionate.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2021
Narrator Luis Moreno delivers Daniel Immerwahr’s sprawling, fascinating book in a calm, teacherly voice.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2019
And his voice — mellifluous, clear, teacherly but never overbearing — was seemingly everywhere.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2014
The film’s moral force comes from its open-ended exploration of how much teacherly ferocity is too much.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2014
Sister Mukumbu would have given me the plain, pure, teacherly truth.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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