townish
townish adjective: characteristic of a (certain type of) town.
Adjective
townish (comparative more townish, superlative most townish)
- Characteristic of a (certain type of) town.
- Pertaining to or inhabiting a town, urban.
- My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ
they ſang ſometyme a ſong of the feld mowſe
that forbicauſe her lyvelood was but thyñ
Would nedes goo ſeke her townyſſh ſyſters howſec. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 50v - In stature passing all the rest,
A gallant girl for hewe;
To be compared to townish nymphs,
So faire she was to viewe.1567, George Turberville, second eclogue of Baptista Mantuanus
- My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ
Forms of townish
| comparative | more townish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most townish |
Origin of townish
From Middle English townishe, townysche, equivalent to town + -ish.
Words formed from townish
Questions about townish
- What does townish mean?
- Townish means characteristic of a (certain type of) town.
- What part of speech is townish?
- Townish is an adjective.
Words near townish in the dictionary
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