Meaning of headmistressly | Babel Free

Definitions

Befitting a headmistress.

Examples

“They’d split⟳ a salad and even that they’d be careful not to finish⟳: “We’ll each leave⟳ a leaf,” Edwige would whisper⟳, tucking in her chin in a headmistressly way and looking at her friend over the tops of nonexistent glasses.”

“Sarah’s half-moon reading spectacles gave her a headmistressly air, ‘. . . eyes of blue and very nice too.[…]’”

“‘Now,’ said the head in her most headmistressly voice, ‘I have⟳ just had some very exciting news. This is Miss⟳ McCarthy from the Highthorn Academy. She heard Jazeera play⟳ and she was very impressed.’”

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