agrestic

[ uh-gres-tik ]

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adjective

rural; rustic.
unpolished; awkward: agrestic behavior.

Origin of agrestic

1610–20; <Latin agrest(is) (see agrestal) + -ic

Words Nearby agrestic

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How to use agrestic in a sentence

An examination of the eerie similarities between Litchfield Prison and agrestic.
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agrestic, a-gres′tik, adj. pertaining to the fields: rural: unpolished.
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Cowley retreated into solitude, where he found none of the agrestic charms of the landscapes of his muse.
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British Dictionary definitions for agrestic

agrestic

/ (əˈɡrɛstɪk) /

adjective

rural; rustic
unpolished; uncouth

Origin of agrestic

C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field

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