adj. 1. Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people. See Synonyms at rural. 2. a. Lacking the refinement or elegance associated with urban life. b. Charmingly simple or unsophisticated in a manner considered typical of country living. 3. Made of unfinished or roughly finished wood: rustic furniture. 4. Having a rough or textured appearance; rusticated. Used of masonry. n. 1. A rural person. 2. A person regarded as unsophisticated, guileless, or coarse from having been raised in the country. [Middle English rustik, from Old French rustique, from Latin rūsticus, from rūs, country; see reuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] rusti·cal·ly adv. |
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