touristy
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʊəɹɪsti/, /ˈtɔːɹɪsti/
Adjective
touristy (comparative touristier, superlative touristiest) (informal, often pejorative)
- Catering to tourists; touristic.
- Windsor is very touristy.
- 1978, Curtis W[erner] Casewit, “The Carmel Valley”, in Tennis Resorts: A Guide to Sporting Vacations in the West, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 43:
- These men would find a much bigger and touristier Carmel now. But the scenic oceanfront remains, and there are many intriguing ethnic eating places.
- 2007, Bruce Morris, “A Wonderful Week in Key West”, in Open Road’s Best of the Florida Keys, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.: Open Road Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 6 (Key West), page 96:
- Pick one of the touristiest bars on Duval Street to get the idea that you have to hang out in such bars out of your system early on.
- Typical of tourists.
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Translations
catering to tourists — see touristic