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small-townish

small-townish adjective: suited to, or typical of, a small town or its inhabitants (suggesting lack of knowledge of the wider world).

Adjective

small-townish (comparative more small-townish, superlative most small-townish)

  1. (US, derogatory) Suited to, or typical of, a small town or its inhabitants (suggesting lack of knowledge of the wider world).
    Synonyms:
    parochial

Synonyms of small-townish

Forms of small-townish

comparativemore small-townish
superlativemost small-townish

Origin of small-townish

From small-town + -ish.

Questions about small-townish

What does small-townish mean?
Small-townish means suited to, or typical of, a small town or its inhabitants (suggesting lack of knowledge of the wider world).
What part of speech is small-townish?
Small-townish is an adjective.

Words near small-townish in the dictionary

  1. small-town
  2. small-towner
  3. small-towners
  4. small-townie
  5. small-townies
  6. small-townish
  7. small-townism
  8. small-towny
  9. small-world network
  10. small-world networks
  11. small-world phenomena

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