rustic

[ ruhs-tik ]

/ ˈrʌs tɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.

simple, artless, or unsophisticated.

uncouth, rude, or boorish.

made of roughly dressed limbs or roots of trees, as garden seats.

(of stonework) having the surfaces rough or irregular and the joints sunken or beveled.

noun

a country person.

an unsophisticated country person.

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Origin of rustic

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin rūsticus, equivalent to rūs the country (see rural) + -ticus adj. suffix

SYNONYMS FOR rustic

1 See rural.

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ANTONYMS FOR rustic

1 urban.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rustic

rus·ti·cal, adjectiverus·ti·cal·ly, rus·tic·ly, adverbrus·ti·cal·ness, rus·tic·ness, nounnon·rus·tic, adjective

non·rus·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·rus·tic, adjectiveun·rus·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby rustic

rust-colored, rust-through, rustavi, rustbelt, rustbucket, rustic, rustic joint, rusticana, rusticate, rusticating, rustication

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So he had taken the morning off from his own business, to lay the foundation for the rustic stairway.
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Perhaps again the rebuff he received was in consequence of his rustic appearance.
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He is the rustic painter for the people; his scenes are familiar to every eye, and his name is on every lip.
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The latter awoke, rubbed his one good eye, and began to scold the rustic with great ill-humor.
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Before he could emerge from the water, the future dandy author of Pelham had to borrow a suit of corduroys from a rustic.
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British Dictionary definitions for rustic

rustic

/ (ˈrʌstɪk) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or living in the country; rural

having qualities ascribed to country life or people; simple; unsophisticatedrustic pleasures

crude, awkward, or uncouth

made of untrimmed branchesa rustic seat

denoting or characteristic of a style of furniture popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries, in which the legs and feet of chairs, tables, etc, were made to resemble roots, trunks, and branches of trees

(of masonry) having a rusticated finish

noun

a person who comes from or lives in the country

an unsophisticated, simple, or clownish person from the country

Also called: rusticwork brick or stone having a rough finish

Derived forms of rustic

rustically, adverbrusticity (rʌˈstɪsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for rustic

C16: from Old French rustique, from Latin rūsticus, from rūs the country

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