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rustic (adj.)

mid-15c., from Latin rusticus "of the country, rural; country-like, plain, simple, rough, coarse, awkward," from rus (genitive ruris) "open land, country" (see rural). Noun meaning "a country person, peasant" is from 1550s (also in classical Latin). Related: Rustical (early 15c.).

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Definitions of rustic from WordNet
1
rustic (adj.)
characteristic of rural life;
rustic awkwardness
Synonyms: countrified / countryfied
rustic (adj.)
awkwardly simple and provincial;
rustic farmers
Synonyms: bumpkinly / hick / unsophisticated
rustic (adj.)
characteristic of the fields or country;
rustic stone walls
Synonyms: agrestic
2
rustic (n.)
an unsophisticated country person;
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