adj
Meaning 1
Catering to tourists; touristic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, often, pejorative
Examples
- Windsor is very touristy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
touristy
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtʊəɹɪsti/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːɹɪsti/
adj
Meaning 2
Typical of tourists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, often, pejorative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
visited by throngs of tourists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- of the three American Virgin islands St. Thomas is the most touristed
- tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: touristed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh1- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh1nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English tourist English -y English touristy From tourist + -y.