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What does governessy mean?

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Adjective
  1. (informal) governesslike
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In exasperation, Anne marched over and grabbed him in her firmest governessy hold.
In her literature, however, she has got that instructing, governessy tone which is almost hard to bear.
The latter do not always meet with the approval of Ellie Piercy's Celia, whose more strait-laced governessy anxieties make a fine foil to Terry's unaffected openness.

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