schoolmasterish
Prim and lecturing
Schoolmasterish describes behavior reminiscent of a strict or pedantic teacher—didactic, fussy about correctness, inclined to lecture or correct others.
The tone is mildly disapproving: His schoolmasterish insistence on proper grammar annoyed everyone.
The word suggests someone who treats adults like students in need of instruction.
Giving an instructive talk
- moralizingDelivering ethical lectures
- preachyExcessively moralizing in tone
- instructiveServing to teach
- sermonizingLecturing on morals
condescending · patronizing · pontificating · sententious · teacherly · edifying · admonitory · hectoring
Rigorous, without flexibility
- disciplinarianStrict enforcer of rules
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
rigid · inflexible · harsh · uncompromising · dour · grim · forbidding · formidable
Excessive focus on trivialities
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- fussyExcessively particular
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
fastidious · overcritical · quibbling · captious · scrupulous · precise · perfectionist · caviling
lecturing
Giving an instructive talk
- moralizingDelivering ethical lectures
- preachyExcessively moralizing in tone
- instructiveServing to teach
sermonizing · condescending · patronizing · pontificating · sententious · teacherly · edifying · admonitory · hectoring · professorial
strict
Rigorous, without flexibility
- disciplinarianStrict enforcer of rules
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
unyielding · rigid · inflexible · harsh · uncompromising · dour · grim · forbidding · formidable · humorless
nitpicking
Excessive focus on trivialities
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- fussyExcessively particular
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
hair-splitting · fastidious · overcritical · quibbling · captious · scrupulous · precise · perfectionist · caviling · bookish
schoolmasterisheasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · relaxed · casual · permissive · indulgent
schoolmasterishlenient
Tolerant of faults
tolerant · laissez-faire · permissive · nonjudgmental · uncritical
schoolmasterishegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
unpretentious · humble · democratic · collaborative · accepting