rustic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- Antonyms:
- urban
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simple, artless, or unsophisticated.
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uncouth, rude, or boorish.
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made of roughly dressed limbs or roots of trees, as garden seats.
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(of stonework) having the surfaces rough or irregular and the joints sunken or beveled.
noun
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a country person.
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an unsophisticated country person.
adjective
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of, characteristic of, or living in the country; rural
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having qualities ascribed to country life or people; simple; unsophisticated
rustic pleasures
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crude, awkward, or uncouth
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made of untrimmed branches
a rustic seat
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denoting or characteristic of a style of furniture popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries, in which the legs and feet of chairs, tables, etc, were made to resemble roots, trunks, and branches of trees
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(of masonry) having a rusticated finish
noun
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a person who comes from or lives in the country
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an unsophisticated, simple, or clownish person from the country
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Also called: rusticwork. brick or stone having a rough finish
Related Words
See rural.
Other Word Forms
- nonrustic adjective
- nonrustically adverb
- rustical adjective
- rustically adverb
- rusticalness noun
- rusticity noun
- rusticly adverb
- rusticness noun
- unrustic adjective
- unrustically adverb
Etymology
Origin of rustic
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin rūsticus, equivalent to rūs “the country” ( rural ) + -ticus adjective suffix
Example Sentences
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At first, it was the basics: crusty rounds, lean baguettes, rustic grainy loaves, the kind of bread that made a meal stretch.
From Salon
After my father’s father died, Babci handed complete control of the store to my father and moved into a rustic stone cottage in a small mountain village.
From Literature
Or you simply want a rustic mountain getaway, one where you can amble through a woodsy little village with zero Starbucks.
From Los Angeles Times
In a past listing, the property was described as “an eco-farmhouse with the perfect modern rustic interior.”
From MarketWatch
These rustic spring pools are about 95 miles northwest of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
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