schoolmarmish

Definition of schoolmarmishnext

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Adjective
  • In 2005, Ghalibaf wore a white suit at some campaign events, apparently to present a more moderate image, in stark contrast to the generally dour fashion sense of most politicians.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Conversely, a struggling Tatis eventually becomes a dour Tatis.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Forensics find feces under the fingernail, suggesting it had been used in anal play before it was mailed.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Doctors discover severe condition At a nearby hospital, doctors initially believed Paloma Quatrini was suffering from a condition known as anal prolapse.
    Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Still, these many practicalities fuse with the film’s emotional stories of indignant independence and romantic conflict thanks to a sense of analytical observation that is inherently social.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • House Republicans are angry that the bill passed early Friday by the Senate does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
    Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Rivera is still alive but morose; Kahlo, his much younger wife and fellow artist, has been dead for three years, having expired at 47 following a life of near-constant pain.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The album’s best moments come when Joji deploys the noisy, aggressive production favored by morose rappers like fakemink, Bladee, and Playboi Carti.
    Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Because for the most part, Caroline comes off as a rigid uptight shrew.
    Lisa DePaulo, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Corie is free-spirited, while Paul is an uptight lawyer.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • After the Canadiens’ loss to the Sharks on Saturday, Lane Hutson was somewhat exasperated that issues the Canadiens have talked about for months keep coming up.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Documentarian Geeta Gandbhir retraces this slow-moving tragedy through the body camera footage of the exasperated officers who know that the caller, not the children, is the problem.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But the boy had become impatient and sullen, his hands shoved in the pockets of his jacket.
    Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Although Robbins could be talkative and engaging particularly when discussing his hometown Houston sports teams, there were also periods of sullen silence and self-medication.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Schoolmarmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmarmish. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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