countrified

American  

[kuhn-truh-fahyd] / ˈkʌn trəˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. rustic or rural in appearance, conduct, etc..

   a countrified person; a countrified area amid the suburbs.

2. not sophisticated or cosmopolitan; provincial.

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countrified British  

/ ˈkʌntrɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• countrifiedness noun
• uncountrified adjective

Etymology

Origin of countrified

First recorded in 1645–55; countrify + -ed ²

Example Sentences

An unlikely guest appearance during the set: Paris Hilton, who popped out to play a round of cornhole as the veteran indie-rock band did a countrified take on its “Married in a Gold Rush.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2024

He used to call me George because it sounded very countrified, very English country.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022

Beyoncé famously mused “If I Were a Boy”; Miranda Lambert is now giving a similar song-length thought exercise a countrified twist.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021

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

The stores had a countrified look; there were harnesses and sacks of feed in half of the display windows.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers