Usually means: Strictly prim and old-fashioned.
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  1. schoolmarmish: Merriam-Webster
  2. schoolmarmish: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. schoolmarmish: Collins English Dictionary
  4. schoolmarmish: Wordnik
  5. schoolmarmish: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. schoolmarmish: Wiktionary
  7. schoolmarmish: Dictionary.com
  8. schoolmarmish: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmarm.

Similar:
schoolmarmy, schoolmistressy, schoolmasterish, schoollike, schoolgirlish, schoolteachery, schoolteacherish, headmistressy, housemaidy, milkmaidy, more...

Opposite:
laid-back, relaxed, easygoing, informal, casual

Types:
prim, proper, strict, severe, prudish, more...

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Similar:
schoolmarmy, schoolmistressy, schoolmasterish, schoollike, schoolgirlish, schoolteachery, schoolteacherish, headmistressy, housemaidy, milkmaidy, more...

Opposite:
laid-back, relaxed, easygoing, informal, casual

Types:
prim, proper, strict, severe, prudish, more...



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