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agrestic

American  
[uh-gres-tik] / əˈgrɛs tɪk /

adjective

  1. rural; rustic.

  2. unpolished; awkward.

    agrestic behavior.
agrestic British  
/ əˈɡrɛstɪk /

adjective

  1. rural; rustic

  2. unpolished; uncouth

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Etymology

Origin of agrestic

1610–20; < Latin agrest ( is ) ( agrestal ) + -ic

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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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