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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rus•tic /ˈrʌstɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to the country;
rural. - simple or unsophisticated.
n. [countable] - a country person.
- an unsophisticated country person.
rus•ti•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rus•tic (rus′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities;
rural. - simple, artless, or unsophisticated.
- uncouth, rude, or boorish.
- made of roughly dressed limbs or roots of trees, as garden seats.
- Building(of stonework) having the surfaces rough or irregular and the joints sunken or beveled.
n. - a country person.
- an unsophisticated country person.
- Latin rūsticus, equivalent. to rūs the country (see rural) + -ticus adjective, adjectival suffix
- late Middle English 1400–50
rus′ti•cal, adj. rus′ti•cal•ly, rus′tic•ly, adv. rus′ti•cal•ness, rus′tic•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See rural.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged urban.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rustic /ˈrʌstɪk/ adj - 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
- (of masonry) having a rusticated finish
n - a person who comes from or lives in the country
- Also called: rusticwork brick or stone having a rough finish
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French rustique, from Latin rūsticus, from rūs the countryˈrustically adv rusticity /rʌˈstɪsɪtɪ/ n |