Peoplish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Peoplish is an adjective meaning (archaic) Common, vulgar.
Meaning
(archaic) Common, vulgar.
Example Sentences
He’s been among the peoplish folks / And vows they’re rotten clever
It is possible, that Chancellor Kent is an aristocrat, or is mistaken upon this subject; but it is more probable, that the peoplish politicians of Mississippi have carried their democratic notions too far.
The Bloxhams (not being persons of rank) had never attempted it; the practice, even in England, not having yet descended to the class there stigmatized as “the people.” The Bloxhams were certainly very peoplish.
He thinks that, on the whole, perhaps the chef may rather over-save his bacon at breakfast-time, and go in a trifle too much for fried fish; but the Peoplish in Scarborough just now number many thousands, and they always did have their little prejudices.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include common, vulgate, ornery, populate, publique, invulgared.
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