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rustic

[ruhs-tik]

adjective

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

    Antonyms:
  2. simple, artless, or unsophisticated.

  3. uncouth, rude, or boorish.

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

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



noun

  1. a country person.

  2. an unsophisticated country person.

rustic

/ ˈrʌstɪk, rʌˈstɪsɪtɪ /

adjective

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

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

    rustic pleasures

  3. crude, awkward, or uncouth

  4. made of untrimmed branches

    a rustic seat

  5. 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

  6. (of masonry) having a rusticated finish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who comes from or lives in the country

  2. an unsophisticated, simple, or clownish person from the country

  3. Also called: rusticwork.Ìýbrick or stone having a rough finish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • rustical adjective
  • rustically adverb
  • rusticly adverb
  • rusticalness noun
  • rusticness noun
  • nonrustic adjective
  • nonrustically adverb
  • unrustic adjective
  • unrustically adverb
  • rusticity noun
  • ˈ°ù³Ü²õ³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of rustic1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin °ùÅ«²õ³Ù¾±³¦³Ü²õ, equivalent to °ùÅ«²õ “the country†( rural ) + -ticus adjective suffix
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of rustic1

C16: from Old French rustique , from Latin °ùÅ«²õticus , from °ùÅ«²õ the country
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Synonym Study

See rural.
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Example Sentences

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Over four days of concerts mostly in the rustic Libbey Bowl, the names of many of the works gave away the game.

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To reach the campground, you’ll drive through the charming Trinity Alps Resort, which rents out rustic red cabins named after California counties, and onto a narrow gravel road.

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As for why they’re doing all that in a sleepy bedroom community better known for its paved bike paths and rustic hiking trails than for its motorsports history, that’s easy: Location, location, location.

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The air fryer: sleek, modern, almost futuristic — used to cook a roast chicken, the very symbol of rustic, traditional home cooking.

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I was giving trade the first night, but this is my distressed Y2K meets my version of rustic cowboy.

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