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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 calledrusticwork brick 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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Derived Forms

  • rusticity, noun
  • ˈܲپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲt· adjective
  • ܲt··ly ܲt· adverb
  • ܲt··ness ܲt·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·ܲt adjective
  • non·ܲt··ly adverb
  • ܲ·ܲt adjective
  • un·ܲt··ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rustic1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ūپܲ, equivalent to ū “the country” ( rural ) + -ticus adjective suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rustic1

C16: from Old French rustique , from Latin ūticus , from ū the country
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Synonym Study

See rural.
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Example Sentences

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The converted barn, with its rustic beams and carefully curated music collection, seemed perfect.

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The dough will look rustic and a bit shaggy — that’s okay.

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Recorded over two years in Nashville and Devon, it finds the group returning to their rustic roots.

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Perfectly towering, golden and impossibly layered — each sheet of butter and dough separating just enough to create something with both the rustic satisfaction of a classic biscuit and the precision of a finely made pastry.

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It is luxuriously rustic and should include lots of local, fresh seafood of your choosing.

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