countrified

American  

[kuhn-truh-fahyd] / ˈkʌn trəˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. rustic or rural in appearance, conduct, etc..

   a countrified person; a countrified area amid the suburbs.

2. not sophisticated or cosmopolitan; provincial.

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countrified British  

/ ˈkʌntrɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. in the style, manners, etc, of the country; rural

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Other Word Forms

• countrifiedness noun
• uncountrified adjective

Etymology

Origin of countrified

First recorded in 1645–55; countrify + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But in “Shucked,” the hilarious countrified musical that brought “Hee Haw”-style comedy in a modern guise to Broadway, corn finally gets top billing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

“Combs unleashed his crunchy, countrified head banger ‘Cold as You.’

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Having surveyed the current landscape, which includes Paramount’s countrified streaming hit “Yellowstone,” Fox determined this was the time to make its country play.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

When she's on it's a slightly different matter, especially when Paige gives a routine her acrobatic best only to have a countrified customer tell her she reminds him of Whoopi Goldberg.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2021

Her mainstream, even countrified, looks extended to the slight gap between her teeth and her turned-up nose.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides