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villatic

American  
[vi-lat-ik] / vɪˈlæt ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the country or to a farm; rural.

villatic British  
/ vɪˈlætɪk /

adjective

  1. literary  of or relating to a villa, village, or farm; rustic; rural

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Etymology

Origin of villatic

From the Latin word villāticus, dating back to 1665–75. See villa, -ate 1, -ic

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The tame villatic fowl scratches and picks with might and main, converting a thousand refuse things into dainty human food.

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Then, on another point, we are certain—namely, that rural thunder is many hundred times more powerful than villatic.

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