rustically

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rus•tic /ˈrʌstɪk/   adj. 

1. of or relating to the country;
   rural.
2. simple or unsophisticated.

n. [countable]

3. a country person.
4. an unsophisticated country person.

rus•ti•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

rus•tic  (rus′tik), adj. 

1. of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities;
   rural.
2. simple, artless, or unsophisticated.
3. uncouth, rude, or boorish.
4. made of roughly dressed limbs or roots of trees, as garden seats.
5. Building (of stonework) having the surfaces rough or irregular and the joints sunken or beveled.

n. 

6. a country person.
7. an unsophisticated country person.

• Latin rūsticus, equivalent. to rūs the country (see rural) + -ticus adjective, adjectival suffix
• late Middle English 1400–50

rus′ti•cal, adj. 
rus′ti•cal•ly, rus′tic•ly, adv. 
rus′ti•cal•ness, rus′tic•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See rural. 

Antonyms

• 1. urban.