agrestic
[ uh-gres-tik ]
/ əˈgrɛs tɪk /
adjective
rural; rustic.
unpolished; awkward: agrestic behavior.
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Words nearby agrestic
agreeable, agreeance, agreed, agreement, agrestal, agrestic, agri-, agri-environmental, agria, agribiz, agribusiness
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An examination of the eerie similarities between Litchfield Prison and Agrestic.
Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension|Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEASTAgrestic, 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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British Dictionary definitions for agrestic
agrestic
/ (əˈɡrɛstɪk) /
adjective
rural; rustic
unpolished; uncouth
Word Origin for agrestic
C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field
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