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rustic

adjective noun

Awkwardly simple and provincial

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
C
Contains
US
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹʌstɪk

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Awkwardly simple and provincial

    “Bumpkinly country boys”

adjective

  1. Characteristic of the fields or country

    “Agrestic simplicity”

adjective

  1. Characteristic of rural life

    “Countrified clothes”

noun

  1. An unsophisticated country person

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Example Sentences

Bumpkinly country boys
Rustic farmers
A hick town
The nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists
Agrestic simplicity
Rustic stone walls
Countrified clothes
Rustic awkwardness

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