peasanty

British  

/ ˈpɛzəntɪ /

adjective

1. having qualities ascribed to traditional country life or people; simple or unsophisticated

2. crude, awkward, or uncouth

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Example Sentences

After that, when she had a hankering for a cotton dress, something “airy and peasanty feeling that was easy to throw on,” she whipped one up.

From New York Times

One night, I liked a special of soft, gooey strappatelle, a peasanty bread-dough dumpling from southern Umbria, prepared cacio e pepe, with a mouth-shattering jolt of black pepper and sharp cheese.

From Los Angeles Times

They were featured performers, but, even on the bandstand, they dressed in peasanty blouses run up by their economical grandmother Guilfoyle.

From Time Magazine Archive

These festive alternatives, along with dishes ranging from peasanty to princely, are suggested by a new crop of cookbooks harvested from Celtic, English, Continental and Latin American kitchens.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the Delibes music was as familiar as an old song, the peasanty dancing was like hearing it sung in another language, and audiences loved the piquant combination.

From Time Magazine Archive