touristy

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UK/ˈtʊəɹɪsti/UK/ˈtɔːɹɪsti/

adjective

Catering to tourists; touristic.

“Windsor is very touristy.”

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivetouristy (comparative touristier, superlative touristiest)

comparative touristier · superlative touristiest

  1. informaloftenpejorativeCatering to tourists; touristic.

    Windsor is very touristy.

    2 more examples

    These men would find a much bigger and touristier Carmel now. But the scenic oceanfront remains, and there are many intriguing ethnic eating places.

    1978, Curtis W[erner] Casewit, “The Carmel Valley”, in Tennis Resorts: A Guide to Sporting Vacations in the West, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 43

    Pick one of the touristiest bars on Duval Street to get the idea that you have to hang out in such bars out of your system early on.

    2007, Bruce Morris, “A Wonderful Week in Key West”, in Open Road’s Best of the Florida Keys, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.: Open Road Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 6 (Key West), page 96
  2. informaloftenpejorativeTypical of tourists.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar

adjectivevisited by throngs of tourists

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tórh₁nos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tórnos
  4. Ancient Greekτόρνος (tórnos)
  5. Latintornus
  6. Latintornō
  7. Old Frenchtorner
  8. Old Frenchtour
  9. Englishtour
  10. Englishtourist
  11. Englishtouristy

From tourist + -y.

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APA

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MLA

“touristy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touristy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touristy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touristy.

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