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rustic

rus·tic [ rústik ]

adjective

Definition:

1. of country lifestyle: relating to, characteristic of, or appropriate to the country or country living

2. plain and simple: lacking excessive refinement or elegance

3. made of rough branches: made of rough wood, especially branches with the bark left on them

rustic chairs on the patio

4. construction having rough surface: with a rough finish

rustic bricks

noun (plural rus·tics)

Definition:

1. somebody living in country: somebody who lives in the country, especially somebody who is unsophisticated ( dated ) ( sometimes offensive )

2. construction brick with rough finish: brick or stone with a rough finish

[15th century. < Latin rusticus< rus "country, countryside"]

rus·ti·cal·ly adverb

rus·tic·i·ty [ ru stíssətee ] noun

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