UPLANDISH

Etymology

Adjective

uplandish (comparative more uplandish, superlative most uplandish)

(obsolete) Of or pertaining to uplands; pertaining to or situated in country districts.

(obsolete) Rustic, rude, boorish; countrified, unsophisticated, or uncivilized.

Wild or savage; mountainous, or dwelling in the mountains.

Source: Wiktionary


Up*land"ish, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands. [Obs.] Chapman.

2. Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized. [Obs.] His presence made the rudest peasant melt, That in the wild, uplandish country dwelt. Marlowe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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