Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small-townish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
smal-l---town-ish
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suited to, or typical of, a small town or its inhabitants (suggesting lack of knowledge of the wider world).

American usage; Derogatory

Etymology

From small-town + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

parochial

Questions

What does small-townish mean?
Suited to, or typical of, a small town or its inhabitants (suggesting lack of knowledge of the wider world).
Where does small-townish come from?
From small-town + -ish.

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