rustic
adjective
of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
rustical
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a word derived from
rustic.
Example Sentences
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Troth, nor I, he is of a rustical cut, I know not how: he doth not carry himself like a gentleman.
From Every Man in His Humour by Ben Jonson
But accost them with honest freedom, and with that customary, and though rustical, most gracious proffer, of the kissed hand, and they withhold neither their hands in turn nor their acquaintance in an honest way.
From The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade
“I am afraid you do not like my name, sir,” says I, annoyed with myself to be annoyed with such a rustical fellow.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
After these so rustical despightes sũtime foloweth an ague or a paine of ye backe yt neuer cã be remedied.
From The Education of Children by Richard Sherry
Venus without me should be rustical: This goddess' company doth to me befal.
From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
