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

Derived Forms

• uncountrified
  adjective
• countrifiedness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of countrified

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

Example Sentences

But in “Shucked,” the hilarious countrified musical that brought “Hee Haw”-style comedy in a modern guise to Broadway, corn finally gets top billing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

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

Carlile’s Highwomen project was the most countrified project of her career, a double-dog dare you to male-dominated country radio to add more women to their rotations.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2021

I was that green, that countrified, you see.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner