countrified

[ kuhn-truh-fahyd ]

/ ˈkʌn trəˌfaɪd /

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adjective

rustic or rural in appearance, conduct, etc.: a countrified person; a countrified area amid the suburbs.

not sophisticated or cosmopolitan; provincial.

RELATED WORDS

agrarian, rural, rustic

Nearby words

counting house, counting number, counting room, countless, countlessly, countrified, countrify, country, country and western, country and western music, country blues

Also countryfied.

Origin of countrified

First recorded in 1645–55; countrify + -ed²

Related formscoun·tri·fied·ness, nounun·coun·tri·fied, adjective

Definition for countrified (2 of 2)

countrify

[ kuhn-truh-fahy ]

/ ˈkʌn trəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), coun·tri·fied, coun·tri·fy·ing.

to make countrified.

Origin of countrify

country + -fy

Examples from the Web for countrified

The villagers whom I saw seemed intelligent after a countrified fashion, and were all plain and dignified in manner.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
There are five thousand people in this old, faded, countrified town.
Afloat on the Ohio|Reuben Gold Thwaites
Mrs. Bowser, you'll never get over your countrified ways if you live to be as old as the hills.
Witty Pieces by Witty People|Various
Married woman as I was, I was too countrified to understand that inevitably she must finally pay it.
A Woman of Genius|Mary Austin

"Some countrified friend from that dreadful Western town where they live," she said to herself.
What Katy Did Next|Susan Coolidge

British Dictionary definitions for countrified

countrified

countryfied

/ (ˈkʌntrɪˌfaɪd) /

adjective

in the style, manners, etc, of the country; rural

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