teacherly

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But where Hofstadter is playfully enigmatic and brashly brainy, Chalmers’s writing is perspicuous and teacherly — an approach that keeps it from collapsing into recalcitrant obscurity.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

Those teacherly moments may be this collection’s only flaw.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2020

With each experiment, Melvin Inojosa, 29, dressed in teacherly khakis and a bright blue collared golf shirt, bounded between lab tables, sinks, a whiteboard and his desk, exclaiming “Optics!”

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2018

And his voice — mellifluous, clear, teacherly but never overbearing — was seemingly everywhere.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2014

So now I’m blushing and trying to bullshit my way through it, and judging by her twisty, teacherly frown, I don’t think it’s going very well.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli