Philistinishadj.
/ˈfɪlᵻstʌɪnɪʃ/, /ˈfɪlᵻstᵻnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈfɪləˌstinɪʃ/, /ˈfɪləˌstaɪnɪʃ/ rare.
Characteristic of a philistine; = philistinic adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adjective] > Philistine
unseasoned1598
Gothish1602
Gothic1695
Vandal1752
beauty-proof1753
bourgeois1764
Philistine1831
palateless1860
philistinic1869
Philistinish1871
Babbitty1925
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [adjective]
rudea1382
roida1400
borel1513
rustical?1532
illiberal1535
waste?1541
rusticc1550
illiterate1556
ruggedc1565
profane1568
unskilful1572
raw?1573
clownish1581
home-born1589
rough-hewn1593
unpolished1594
artless1598
home-bred1602
unbevelled1602
incult1628
museless1644
uncultivated1646
incultivateda1657
uncultivate1659
incultivate1661
unpolite1674
uncult1675
repent1684
uncultivated1725
uncultured1777
unenlightened1792
cultureless1824
sloven1856
philistinic1869
undoctrined1869
Philistine1871
Philistinish1871
roughneck1906
lowbrow1907
low-level1916
no-brow1922
bohunk1957
bakya1960
1871 Galaxy Nov. 649 London papers were never in my time so entirely conventional, respectable, and Philistinish are they are just now.
1881 Standard 30 Aug. 5/2 Unhappily, we live in Philistinish times.
1903 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 407 His work sometimes lacks distinction..but it is never Philistinish.
1965 Movie Spring 41/3 The divisions among the generally Philistinish New York Film Critics.
1999 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 18 Oct. A slavishly philistinish attachment to the external rituals and ceremonies of the Church.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1871