Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or living in town.
- Characteristic of the town as distinguished from the country; as, townish manners.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a town; like the town.
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- adjective often in combination Characteristic of a (certain type of)
town - adjective Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a town; like the town.
Etymologies
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Examples
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At Twenty two, I have graduated college after three years of schooling, I moved back to my home townish area (moved in with my in-laws), I found a “big girl” job (well, I still do all the crap jobs that no one else wants to do...but I'm working my way up), My Boyfriend and I bought a house, and now….
"Life After College: What have you been up to?" - Guest Post #6 Jill 2010
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At Twenty two, I have graduated college after three years of schooling, I moved back to my home townish area (moved in with my in-laws), I found a “big girl” job (well, I still do all the crap jobs that no one else wants to do...but I'm working my way up), My Boyfriend and I bought a house, and now….
Archive 2010-08-01 Jill 2010
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What we will hopefully get is, over time, a modification of the way suburbs are built so that they incorporate more "small townish" features.
Eschaton 2008
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Not to pile on, but maybe Doug was needed to answer phones; FiveThirtyEight's Sean Quinn has a striking pictorial spread showing how ghost-townish local McCain HQs are across the country.
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Not to pile on, but maybe Doug was needed to answer phones; FiveThirtyEight's Sean Quinn has a striking pictorial spread showing how ghost-townish local McCain HQs are across the country.
Daily Digest: Partying Like It's 11/04/08 Scola, Nancy 2008
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Actually it seems kind of small townish to me that this was even reported on.
Dave Lapham Sends Pat Barry To Hospital Nathaniel Livingston 2006
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Miaoli City is small-townish in the way a Candian small town like Belleville is.
Taking advantage of the good weather Michael Turton 2006
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Maybe I simply missed Anna-Louise dreadfully, felt isolated and small-townish and couldn't help but notice couples in love around all corners.
Shampoo Planet Coupland, Douglas 1992
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She was, for the place and post, a complete surprise, being a jaunty, townish, garish woman, dressed in decayed finery.
The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough
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Time was when they had been immensely interesting as types of mankind more or less rural or townish, but to-night he was weary of them, and would very willingly have been alone.
Despair's Last Journey David Christie Murray
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