uplandish

1 of 2

adjective (1)

up·​land·​ish

¦əp¦landish,

-aan-,

-dēsh

archaic

: upland entry 4 sense a

uplandish

2 of 2

adjective (2)

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1

obsolete : provincial, rustic, crude

the rude and uplandish plowmen

—Thomas More

2

obsolete : outlandish

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

Middle English uplondish, from up + land, lond land, country + -ish

Adjective (2)

Middle English, from uppeland, upland + -ish

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