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/toor"i stee/, adj.1. pertaining to or characteristic of tourists: a touristy attitude.2. appealing to or frequented by tourists: a touristy restaurant near the Eiffel Tower.[1905-10; TOURIST + -Y1]
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touristy — adjective Date: 1906 1. characteristic of or relating to tourists < touristy behavior > 2. patronized by or appealing to tourists < touristy restaurants > … New Collegiate Dictionary
touristy — [[t]tʊ͟ərɪsti[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a place as touristy, you do not like it because it is full of tourists or full of things for tourists to buy and do. [INFORMAL] Visit some of the less touristy islands … English dictionary
touristy — adjective of, relating to, catering for, or visited by tourists Syn: touristic … Wiktionary
touristy — Synonyms and related words: ambulant, ambulative, ambulatory, circuit riding, expeditionary, globe girdling, globe trotting, going, itinerant, itinerary, journeying, locomotive, moving, mundivagant, on tour, passing, pedestrian, perambulating,… … Moby Thesaurus
touristy — tour|ist|y [ turısti ] adjective INFORMAL designed for tourists or full of tourists … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
touristy — adjective informal, often derogatory relating to, appealing to, or visited by tourists … English new terms dictionary
