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View usage for: (kʌntrɪfaɪd) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town. The house was so handsome, with a lovely countrified garden. Synonyms: rural, pastoral, picturesque, rustic More Synonyms of countrified 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Countrified is used to describe pop music that sounds similar to country music. [journalism] The sound veers between jazz and countrified blues. countrified in British English or countryfied (ˈkʌntrɪˌfaɪd) adjectivein the style, manners, etc, of the country; rural countrified in American English (ˈkʌntrəˌfaɪd) adjective2. having the appearance, characteristics, or actions attributed to country people Word origin < country + -fy + -ed Examples of 'countrified' in a sentencecountrified She was there within half an hour: a village that had exceeded its limits to become a countrified suburb.It was at the top of a steep road which at the time when it had been built up had been the beginning of the suburbs, almost countrified.After the countrified Gordian knot of Senator Dedalus's estate the damp urban wind seemed to cleanse him. Definition having an appearance or manner associated with the countryside rather than a town The house was very handsome, with a lovely countrified garden. Synonyms picturesque Arcadian agrestic Additional synonymsDefinition of or relating to shepherds the bucolic surroundings of Chantilly Synonyms rustic, country, rural, agricultural, pastoral, agrarian, agrestic an idyllic setting for a summer romance Synonyms heavenly, idealized, ideal, charming, peaceful, pastoral, picturesque, rustic, Utopian, halcyon, out of this world, unspoiled, arcadian Definition of or depicting country life or scenery a tranquil pastoral scene Synonyms rustic, country, simple, rural, idyllic, bucolic, Arcadian, georgic (literary), agrestic Nearby words ofcountrified - counterpoint
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