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townselike

townselike adjective: bourgeois; plebeian.

Adjective

townselike (comparative more townselike, superlative most townselike)

  1. (obsolete) Bourgeois; plebeian.
    • The riche merchaunt, the poore Squier, the wise plough man, and the good townselike craftsman, needes no daughter in lawe that can fril and paint her selfe, but such as be skilfull very well to spinne.1577, Hellowes, Guevara

Forms of townselike

comparativemore townselike
superlativemost townselike

Origin of townselike

Apparently from *townslike, equivalent to towns + -like.

Questions about townselike

What does townselike mean?
Townselike means bourgeois; plebeian.
What part of speech is townselike?
Townselike is an adjective.

Words near townselike in the dictionary

  1. townscaper
  2. townscapers
  3. townscapes
  4. townscaping
  5. Townsel
  6. townselike
  7. Townsell
  8. Townsells
  9. Townsels
  10. Townsend
  11. Townsend avalanche

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