townly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

town +‎ -ly

Adjective[edit]

townly (comparative more townly, superlative most townly)

  1. (rare) Characteristic of a town or its inhabitants.
    • 1838, Public Library of South Australia, South Australian facsimile editions (issue 34, page 13)
      The city, although it has been so called certainly by anticipation, already begins to wear a townly aspect, and to exhibit the symptoms of a thriving community.

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