Agrestic

//əˈɡresˈtɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished

    "The author's early days were filled with agrestic surroundings."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of behavior) rustic and uncouth wordnet
  2. 2
    characteristic of the fields or country wordnet

Synonyms

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agrarianagrestialagrestianarcadianbucoliccountrified

Example

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"The author's early days were filled with agrestic surroundings."

Etymology

From Latin agrestis (“rustic, boorish, wild”) (from ager (“a field, a farm”)) + -ic

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