suburbanlyadv.
/səˈbəːb(ə)nli/, U.S. /səˈbərbənli/ Originally: so as to form part of the suburbs. Later: with respect to the suburbs, or to the attitudes characteristic of their residents; in a manner befitting (life in) the suburbs.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [adverb] > suburbs
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1822 Brighton Mag. May 518 The snow blanching the green and pastoral earth, if we are suburbanly situated.
1861 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Apr. 312/2 Some of the most elevated and commanding sites have brought almost fabulous prices—fabulous, when suburbanly considered.
1906 G. B. Shaw Dramatic Opinions & Ess. xiii. 108 They fall in love with one another; and by the greatest piece of luck in the world (suburbanly considered) she has plenty of money.
1963 S. S. Ikramullah Purdah to Parl. ii. 17 The mentality and attitude of those who lived in these parts were also suburbanly correct.
1991 C. Eddy Stairway to Hell 57/1 ‘Ha Ha Ha’'s suburbanly consumerist gushy wetness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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