rustic
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adjective \ˈrəs-tik\Definition of RUSTIC
1
: of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural <rustic rolling farmland>
2
a : made of the rough limbs of trees <rustic furniture> b : finished by rusticating <a rustic joint in masonry>
3
a : characteristic of or resembling country people b : lacking in social graces or polish
4
: appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness) <heavy rustic boots>
— rus·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— rus·tic·i·ty \ˌrəs-ˈti-sə-tē\ noun
See Variants of RUSTIC
rus·tic also rus·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\
Examples of RUSTIC
- The inn has a rustic atmosphere.
- <rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind>
Origin of RUSTIC
Middle English rustik, from Latin rusticus, from rus open land — more at room
First Known Use: 15th century
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2rustic
nounDefinition of RUSTIC
1
: an inhabitant of a rural area
2
a : an awkward coarse person b : an unsophisticated rural person
Examples of RUSTIC
- <a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay>
First Known Use of RUSTIC
circa 1550
Related to RUSTIC
- Synonyms
- bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, clodhopper, cornball, countryman, hayseed, hillbilly, provincial, rube, hick, yokel
- Antonyms
- cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate
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