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rustic
[ ruhs-tik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
Antonyms:
- 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.
rustic
/ ˈrʌstɪk; rʌˈstɪsɪtɪ /
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or living in the country; rural
- having qualities ascribed to country life or people; simple; unsophisticated
rustic pleasures
- crude, awkward, or uncouth
- made of untrimmed branches
a 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 calledrusticwork brick or stone having a rough finish
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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
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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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