"townish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more townish [comparative], most townish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English townishe, townysche, equivalent to town + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|townishe}} Middle English townishe, {{m|enm|townysche}} townysche, {{suffix|en|town|ish}} town + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} townish (comparative more townish, superlative most townish)
  1. (often in combination) Characteristic of a (certain type of) town. Tags: in-compounds, often
    Sense id: en-townish-en-adj-qGiM1myf
  2. (obsolete) Pertaining to or inhabiting a town, urban. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-townish-en-adj-4B2~1FXe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ghost-townish, out-of-townish, small-townish

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