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

The artist showcased her latest album, the countrified “Cowboy Carter” celebrating her Southern roots, ahead of February’s Grammy Awards, at which she’s competing for album of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

“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

But she told me later she had seen countrified members of the Little family come up from Georgia in even worse shape than I was.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey