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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
Derived Forms
- rusticity, noun
- ˈܲپ, adverb
Other yvlog 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
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of rustic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Recorded over two years in Nashville and Devon, it finds the group returning to their rustic roots.
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.
It is luxuriously rustic and should include lots of local, fresh seafood of your choosing.
Yet the glow once cast by our quaint accents, historic buildings and rustic pubs seems to be fading fast.
Here, we use old and more rustic techniques to show the beauty of all the bits.
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