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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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