burgish

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adjective

Of, like, resembling, or typical of a burg; citylike.

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townish
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Meanings

adjectiveburgish (comparative more burgish, superlative most burgish)

comparative more burgish · superlative most burgish

  1. Of, like, resembling, or typical of a burg; citylike.

    Maybe she needed to get out of the house—she's been inside it for two days—but that would only bring everything into sharper focus. She'd see more clearly how burgish Bleak could get.

    2004, Richard Swanson, Brigid Does Bleak

    Synonyms: townish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, like, resembling, or typical of a burg; citylike.

Similar
townish

Origin

From burg + -ish. Compare burgeois, burgess.

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APA

burgish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgish

MLA

“burgish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burgish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgish.

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