"peoplish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more peoplish [comparative], most peoplish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English peplish, poeplissh, equivalent to people + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|peplish}} Middle English peplish, {{suffix|en|people|ish}} people + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} peoplish (comparative more peoplish, superlative most peoplish)
  1. (archaic) Common, vulgar. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-peoplish-en-adj-Vxh~P2o5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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