agrestic

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Etymology

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

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agrestic (comparative more agrestic, superlative most agrestic)

  1. Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
    The author's early days were filled with agrestic surroundings.
    • 2019, Vansire, “Metamodernity”, in Metamodernity:
      With agrestic charm / It’s humid in the midwest

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