countrified
Americanadjective
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rustic or rural in appearance, conduct, etc..
a countrified person; a countrified area amid the suburbs.
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not sophisticated or cosmopolitan; provincial.
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The artist showcased her latest album, the countrified “Cowboy Carter” celebrating her Southern roots, ahead of February’s Grammy Awards, at which she’s competing for album of the year.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024
He used to call me George because it sounded very countrified, very English country.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022
When she's on it's a slightly different matter, especially when Paige gives a routine her acrobatic best only to have a countrified customer tell her she reminds him of Whoopi Goldberg.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2021
While Weiss, the Yankees’ general manager, considered Martin a bad influence on Mantle, Mr. Silvestri contends that he should have thanked Martin for giving the countrified center fielder a crash course in city sophistication.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2020
Tansy was named for a wildflower, which suited her because she was just as countrified and rawboned as me and Lloyd, almost.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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