rustic
[ ruhs-tik ]
/ ˈrʌs tɪk /
adjective
noun
a country person.
an unsophisticated country person.
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Nearby words
rust-colored, rust-through, rustavi, rustbelt, rustbucket, rustic, rustic joint, rusticana, rusticate, rusticating, rustication
Origin of rustic
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin rūsticus, equivalent to rūs the country (see rural) + -ticus adj. suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for rustic
rustic
/ (ˈrʌstɪk) /
adjective
noun
Derived Formsrustically, adverbrusticity (rʌˈstɪsɪtɪ), noun
Word Origin for rustic
C16: from Old French rustique, from Latin rūsticus, from rūs the country
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Word Origin and History for rustic
rustic
mid-15c., from Latin rusticus "of the country, rural; country-like, plain, simple, rough, coarse, awkward," from rus (genitive ruris) "open land, country" (see rural). Noun meaning "a country person, peasant" is from 1550s (also in classical Latin). Related: Rustical (early 15c.).
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