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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

townish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
town-ish
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a (certain type of) town.

adj

Pertaining to or inhabiting a town, urban.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "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 howſe"
  • "In stature passing all the rest, A gallant girl for hewe; To be compared to townish nymphs, So faire she was to viewe."

Etymology

From Middle English townishe, townysche, equivalent to town + -ish.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more townish (comparative) most townish (superlative)

Derived Forms

townishly townishness

Phrases

ghost-townish out-of-townish small-townish

Frequently Paired Words

ghost-townish out-of-townish small-townish

Questions

What does townish mean?
Characteristic of a (certain type of) town.
Where does townish come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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