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peoplish

peoplish adjective: common, vulgar.

Adjective

peoplish (comparative more peoplish, superlative most peoplish)

  1. (archaic) Common, vulgar.
    • He’s been among the peoplish folks / And vows they’re rotten clever1799, “Song XXXIII. Tough Times”, in The Columbian Songster […], number 2, page 17
    • It is possible, that Chancellor Kent is an aristocrat, or is mistaken upon this subject; but it is more probable, that the peoplish politicians of Mississippi have carried their democratic notions too far.1834 April, Q., “Legislation of Mississippi”, in The American Jurist and Law Magazine, volume 11, number 22, page 364

Forms of peoplish

comparativemore peoplish
superlativemost peoplish

Origin of peoplish

From Middle English peplish, poeplissh, equivalent to people + -ish.

Questions about peoplish

What does peoplish mean?
Peoplish means common, vulgar.
What part of speech is peoplish?
Peoplish is an adjective.

Words near peoplish in the dictionary

  1. peoplets
  2. peopleware
  3. peoplewatching
  4. peopley
  5. peopling
  6. peoplish
  7. peoplize
  8. peoplized
  9. peoplizes
  10. peoplizing
  11. peops

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