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

Also countryfied.

Origin of countrified

First recorded in 1645–55; countrify + -ed²

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

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

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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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Word Origin and History for countrified

countrified

adj.

1650s, from country + past participle form of -fy.