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rustic

rus·tic

UK/ˈɹʌstɪk/ US/ˈrʌstɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

characteristic of rural life

  • “countrified clothes”
  • “rustic awkwardness”
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2.

awkwardly simple and provincial

  • “bumpkinly country boys”
  • “rustic farmers”
  • “a hick town”
  • “the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists”
3.

used of idealized country life

  • “a country life of arcadian contentment”
  • “a pleasant bucolic scene”
  • “charming in its pastoral setting”
  • “rustic tranquility”
4.

characteristic of the fields or country

  • “agrestic simplicity”
  • “rustic stone walls”
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noun

Origin

From Latin rūsticus. Doublet of roister.

Phrases

  • mottled rustic
  • rosy rustic
  • rustic bunting
  • rustic moth
  • rustic ware

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