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

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Examples from the Web for agrestic

Contemporary Examples

An examination of the eerie similarities between Litchfield Prison and Agrestic.
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Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire
August 18, 2014

Historical Examples

Agrestic, a-gres′tik, adj. pertaining to the fields: rural: unpolished.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
Cowley retreated into solitude, where he found none of the agrestic charms of the landscapes of his muse.
Calamities and Quarrels of Authors
Isaac Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for agrestic

agrestic

adjective

rural; rustic
unpolished; uncouth

Word Origin

C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field

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Examples from the Web for agrestic

Contemporary Examples

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

Historical Examples

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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Origin of agrestic