burgish en · ADJ
Etymology
From burg + -ish. Compare burgeois, burgess.
Meanings
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Of, like, resembling, or typical of a burg; citylike.
Maybe she needed to get out of the house—she's been inside it for two days—but that would only bring everything into sharper focus. She'd see more clearly how burgish Bleak could get.
2004, Richard Swanson, Brigid Does Bleak:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most burgish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more burgish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |