"burgish" meaning in All languages combined

See burgish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more burgish [comparative], most burgish [superlative]
Etymology: From burg + -ish. Compare burgeois, burgess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|burg|ish}} burg + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} burgish (comparative more burgish, superlative most burgish)
  1. Of, like, resembling, or typical of a burg; citylike. Synonyms: townish
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