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agrestic

[ uh-gres-tik ]

adjective

  1. rural; rustic.
  2. unpolished; awkward:

    agrestic behavior.



agrestic

/ əˈɡɛɪ /

adjective

  1. rural; rustic
  2. unpolished; uncouth
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of agrestic1

1610–20; < Latin agrest ( is ) ( agrestal ) + -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of agrestic1

C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field
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The fact that the Cherumans, who are agrestic serfs, play a leading part in some of the festivals which have just been described, is significant.

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Cowley retreated into solitude, where he found none of the agrestic charms of the landscapes of his muse.

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