i Register
In some senses, schooly is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
schooly
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
all, outside-sort-of
VERB + SCHOOLY
catching, releasing, want
SCHOOLY + NOUN
stripers
Definitions
adj
1
Of or relating to school.
She was disappointed with the Law School social milieu, describing it as “a very high-schooly atmosphere” characterized by competition, cliquishness, and emotional immaturity.
2
Studious, involving study.
Tony had objected that she did not want anything so "schooly," and that the very fact that Jean liked the Hostelry would be proof positive that she, Tony, would not like it.
And 'Home for Girls' means that it isn't a home at all, but a schooly, outside-sort-of place."
noun
1
Alternative spelling of schoolie.
2000, Gerald Barnhart, Foreword, Ron Bern, Manny Luftglass, Gone Fishin′: The 100 Best Spots in New York, page xv, Surf casters are frantically catching and releasing schooly stripers and some early blues at Montauk, and the fluke have shown in good numbers in the sound.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
401
She was disappointed with the Law School social milieu, describing it as “a very high-schooly atmosphere” characterized by competition, cliquishness, and emotional immaturity.
Wiktionary02
Tony had objected that she did not want anything so "schooly," and that the very fact that Jean liked the Hostelry would be proof positive that she, Tony, would not like it.
Wiktionary03
And 'Home for Girls' means that it isn't a home at all, but a schooly, outside-sort-of place."
Wiktionary04
2000, Gerald Barnhart, Foreword, Ron Bern, Manny Luftglass, Gone Fishin′: The 100 Best Spots in New York, page xv, Surf casters are frantically catching and releasing schooly stripers and some early b
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars