Mayfairish

English

Etymology

Mayfair +‎ -ish

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪfɛəɹɪʃ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪfɛɹɪʃ/

Adjective

Mayfairish (comparative more Mayfairish, superlative most Mayfairish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of the affluent area of Mayfair in London.
   • 1962, P.C. Bailey, Stratford 1962:

     Peter Hall lets it be very obvious that he doesn't believe in fairies of the old-fashioned sort but only in the Mayfairish variety.

   • 2011, J. J. Kennedy, The Man Who Wrote the Teddy Bears' Picnic, page 100:

     By contrast, he is urbane, Mayfairish and pleasantly casual. He drifted into music-publishing four years ago 'as a joke'. Then, he began in one room. Now, his offices fill an entire building, […]

   • 2013, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Newspapermen:

     One night she invited me to meet her from her advertising agency in a rather posh Mayfairish pub and I was saying to her, “What does this character look like?”