agrestic
[uh-gres-tik]
adjective
rural; rustic.
unpolished; awkward: agrestic behavior.
Origin of agrestic
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Related Words for agrestic
bucolic, rural, idyllic, agrarian, rustic, unfinished, homey, provincial, simple, country, arcadian, sylvan, countrified, agrestic, outland, boorish, coarse, discourteous, gauche, ill-manneredExamples from the Web for agrestic
Contemporary Examples of agrestic
An examination of the eerie similarities between Litchfield Prison and Agrestic.
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Historical Examples of 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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agrestic
adjective
Word Origin for agrestic
C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field
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