-ē adjective
: resembling or characteristic of a schoolteacher : prim and formal in manner and especially in speech
admonished them in schoolteachery fashion
-ē adjective
: resembling or characteristic of a schoolteacher : prim and formal in manner and especially in speech
admonished them in schoolteachery fashion
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012