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agrestic

[ uh-gres-tik ]

adjective

  1. rural; rustic.
  2. unpolished; awkward:

    agrestic behavior.



agrestic

/ əˈɡrɛstɪk /

adjective

  1. rural; rustic
  2. unpolished; uncouth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of agrestic1

1610–20; < Latin agrest ( is ) ( agrestal ) + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of agrestic1

C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field
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Example Sentences

An examination of the eerie similarities between Litchfield Prison and Agrestic.

Agrestic, a-gres′tik, adj. pertaining to the fields: rural: unpolished.

Cowley retreated into solitude, where he found none of the agrestic charms of the landscapes of his muse.

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