Meanings
comparative touristier · superlative touristiest
- 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 43Pick 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 - informaloftenpejorativeTypical of tourists.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*tórh₁nos
- Proto-Hellenic*tórnos
- Ancient Greekτόρνος (tórnos)
- Latintornus
- Latintornō
- Old Frenchtorner
- Old Frenchtour
- Englishtour
- Englishtourist
- Englishtouristy
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Cite this entry
touristy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touristy
“touristy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touristy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touristy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touristy.
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