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Meaning of 'rustic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rustic [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.
- Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, rustic manners.
- Coarse; plain; simple; as, a rustic entertainment; rustic dress.
- Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected.
2 . Rustic [ n.]
- An inhabitant of the country, especially one who is rude, coarse, or dull; a clown.
- A rural person having a natural simplicity of character or manners; an artless, unaffected person.

Meaning of 'rustic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rustic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- awkwardly simple and provincial
Example in sentence:
  • a hick town;
  • bumpkinly country boys;
  • rustic farmers;
  • the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists
Meaning (2):
- characteristic of the fields or country
Example in sentence:
  • agrestic simplicity;
  • rustic stone walls
Meaning (3):
- characteristic of rural life
Example in sentence:
  • countrified clothes;
  • rustic awkwardness

Nearby Words:

ruse rush rush-bearing rushbuckler rushed rusher rushiness rushing rushingly rushlight

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