agrestic
[ uh-gres-tik ]
/ əˈgrɛs tɪk /
adjective
rural; rustic.
unpolished; awkward: agrestic behavior.
RELATED WORDS
bucolic, rural, idyllic, agrarian, rustic, unfinished, homey, provincial, simple, country, arcadian, sylvan, countrified, outland, boorish, coarse, discourteous, gauche, ill-mannered, impolite
Nearby words
- agreeable,
- agreeance,
- agreed,
- agreement,
- agrestal,
- agri-,
- agri-environmental,
- agria,
- agribiz,
- agribusiness
Origin of agrestic
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Examples from the Web for agrestic
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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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agrestic
/ (əˈɡrɛstɪk) /
adjective
rural; rustic
unpolished; uncouth
Word Origin for agrestic
C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field
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