Definition of governessy in English:

governessy

adjective ˈɡʌv(ə)nɪsi

Having or showing characteristics considered to be characteristic of a governess, especially primness or strictness.
her governessy tone
Example sentencesExamples
- In exasperation, Anne marched over and grabbed him in her firmest governessy hold.
- To the French she seemed a governessy figure such as they label "the English Miss".
- In her literature, however, she has got that instructing, governessy tone which is almost hard to bear.
Synonyms
prim and proper, prim, proper, prudish, priggish, puritanical, moralistic, prissy, mimsy, niminy-piminy, shockable, victorian, old-maidish, schoolmistressy, schoolmarmish

单词	governessy
释义	Definition of governessy in English: governessy adjective ˈɡʌv(ə)nɪsi Having or showing characteristics considered to be characteristic of a governess, especially primness or strictness. her governessy tone Example sentencesExamples In exasperation, Anne marched over and grabbed him in her firmest governessy hold. To the French she seemed a governessy figure such as they label "the English Miss". In her literature, however, she has got that instructing, governessy tone which is almost hard to bear. Synonyms prim and proper, prim, proper, prudish, priggish, puritanical, moralistic, prissy, mimsy, niminy-piminy, shockable, victorian, old-maidish, schoolmistressy, schoolmarmish
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