small-townishadj.

Brit.

/ˌsmɔːlˈtaʊnɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌsmɔlˈtaʊnɪʃ/,

/ˌsmɑlˈtaʊnɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: small adj., town n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < small adj. + town n. + -ish suffix¹, originally after German kleinstädtisch (17th cent.). Compare earlier small-town adj.

Characteristic or suggestive of a small town; provincial, unsophisticated.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adjective] > small town

small-town1824

small-townish1832

small-towny1914

Podunk1943

1832 London & Paris Observer 25 Mar. 198/2 Every reflecting person sees at a glance that a society so constituted must necessarily become eminently provincial (kleinstadtisch; i.e.small-townish).

1872 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 278 The small-townish, old-maidish goodyness of Eugénie Grandet.

1931 H. T. Concannon St. Patrick xiv. 189 The smooth paths of a smug small-townish officialdom.

1945 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Apr. 1/2 A friendly, small-townish man of the Middle West, called suddenly to the presidency..by the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, [etc.].

1974 New Yorker 25 Feb. 88/3 Oregonians, in whatever part of the state they reside, tend to be smalltown-ish.

1994 Etc Montréal No. 25. 41/1 [The] LA they drive through is a throwback to James M. Cain: sleepy, smalltownish streets and lowkey back alleys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	small-townish
释义	small-townishadj. Brit. /ˌsmɔːlˈtaʊnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌsmɔlˈtaʊnɪʃ/, /ˌsmɑlˈtaʊnɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: small adj., town n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < small adj. + town n. + -ish suffix¹, originally after German kleinstädtisch (17th cent.). Compare earlier small-town adj. Characteristic or suggestive of a small town; provincial, unsophisticated. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adjective] > small town small-town1824 small-townish1832 small-towny1914 Podunk1943 1832 London & Paris Observer 25 Mar. 198/2 Every reflecting person sees at a glance that a society so constituted must necessarily become eminently provincial (kleinstadtisch; i.e.small-townish). 1872 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 278 The small-townish, old-maidish goodyness of Eugénie Grandet. 1931 H. T. Concannon St. Patrick xiv. 189 The smooth paths of a smug small-townish officialdom. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Apr. 1/2 A friendly, small-townish man of the Middle West, called suddenly to the presidency..by the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, [etc.]. 1974 New Yorker 25 Feb. 88/3 Oregonians, in whatever part of the state they reside, tend to be smalltown-ish. 1994 Etc Montréal No. 25. 41/1 [The] LA they drive through is a throwback to James M. Cain: sleepy, smalltownish streets and lowkey back alleys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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