rusticity
AmericanEtymology
Origin of rusticity
1525–35; < Middle French rusticite < Latin rūstic ( us ) rustic + Middle French -ite -ity
Example Sentences
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Rusticity in such cases, however, must merely mean a little behind the fashions.
From Recollections of Europe by Cooper, James Fenimore
Wit and Repartee, in an affected Rusticity, were natural to him.
From Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles by Various
Their Lives have passed away in an odious Rusticity, in spite of great Advantages of Person, Genius and Fortune.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
Rusticity, Avarice and Impudence, are in their own Nature distinct Vices, but yet there is a very near Relation between them, which has a real Foundation in the Actions of Men.
From A Critical Essay on Characteristic-Writings From his translation of The Moral Characters of Theophrastus (1725) by Chorney, Alexander H.
Rusticity, broad Expression, and forward Obtrusion, offend those of Education, and make the Transgressors odious to all who have Merit enough to attract Regard.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
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