teacherly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of teacherly
First recorded in 1680–90; teacher ( def. ) + -ly (in the sense “like”)
Example Sentences
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But where Hofstadter is playfully enigmatic and brashly brainy, Chalmers’s writing is perspicuous and teacherly — an approach that keeps it from collapsing into recalcitrant obscurity.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
Rampling’s voice is an incredible weapon – by turns curious, seductive, bored, teacherly, withering and compassionate.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2021
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
She gives him her teacherly Settle down, now face, but she’s holding back a smile.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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