touristic

adjective

tour·​is·​tic tu̇r-ˈi-stik 

: of or relating to a tour, tourism, or tourists

the touristic tradition of visiting Roman ruins by night

—Naomi Rosenblum

touristically

tu̇r-ˈi-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of touristic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And Mount Rushmore is seen not just as a touristic curiosity but as a historic insult, given that it was carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota — an area that had ostensibly been guaranteed to the Sioux in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. —Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Here’s the good news, comrades, and a nifty solution for those who want to take in the usual touristic haunts--Disneyland, Universal Studios Tour, etc.--without reaching for the blood pressure pills every ten minutes. —David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Nelson’s Column, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and Whitehall’s rooftops are all laid before you like a touristic sightseeing buffet. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

Briskly paced, de Jonge’s movie covers a lot of ground both tonal and geographic without ever seeming hurried, conspicuously touristic or heavy-handed in its mix of humor and pathos. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for touristic

• juristic