Rustic

  • 11rustic — I. adjective also rustical Etymology: Middle English rustik, from Latin rusticus, from rus open land more at room Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or suitable for the country ; rural < rustic rolling farmland > 2 …

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  • 12rustic — [[t]rʌ̱stɪk[/t]] rustics 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) You can use rustic to describe things or people that you approve of because they are simple or unsophisticated in a way that is typical of the countryside. ...the rustic charm of a&#8230; …

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  • 13rustic — I UK [ˈrʌstɪk] / US adjective 1) typical of the simple style of the countryside We ate in a rustic inn near the sea. a rustic charm virtually unchanged through the centuries 2) made from wood or other material with a rough surface II UK [ˈrʌstɪk] …

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  • 14rustic — rus|tic1 [ˈrʌstık] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: rustique, from Latin rusticus, from rus; RURAL] 1.) simple, old fashioned, and not spoiled by modern developments, in a way that is typical of the countryside ▪ The village had a&#8230; …

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  • 15rustic — rus|tic1 [ rʌstık ] adjective 1. ) typical of the simple style of the countryside: We ate in a rustic inn near the ocean. a rustic charm virtually unchanged through the centuries 2. ) made from wood or other material with a rough surface rustic&#8230; …

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  • 16rustic — 1. adjective 1) a rustic setting Syn: rural, country, countryside, countrified, pastoral, bucolic; agricultural, agrarian; literary sylvan, georgic Ant: urban 2) rustic wooden tables …

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  • 17rustic — 1 adjective 1 simple, old fashioned, and not spoiled by modern developments, in a way that is typical of the countryside: The village had a certain rustic charm. 2 (only before noun) roughly made from wood: a rustic chair rusticity noun (U) 2&#8230; …

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  • 18rustic — 1. adjective 1) a rustic setting Syn: rural, country, pastoral, bucolic, agricultural, agrarian 2) rustic wooden tables Syn: plain, simple, homely, unsophisticated, rough …

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  • 19rustic — 1. adjective /ˈrʌstɪk/ a) country styled or pastoral; rural rustic country where the sheep and cattle roamed freely b) unfinished or roughly finished work 2. noun /ˈrʌstɪk/ …

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  • 20rustic — adj. Rustic is used with these nouns: ↑charm, ↑furniture …

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