agrestic

[ uh-gres-tik ]
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adjective
  1. rural; rustic.

  2. unpolished; awkward: agrestic behavior.

Origin of agrestic

1
1610–20; <Latin agrest(is) (see agrestal) + -ic

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agrestic

/ (əˈɡrɛstɪk) /


adjective
  1. rural; rustic

  2. unpolished; uncouth

Origin of agrestic

1
C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field

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