backwoods
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noun
1.
( often used with a singular verb ) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts.
2.
any remote or isolated area.
adjective Also, back·wood, back·woods·y.
3.
of or pertaining to the backwoods.
4.
unsophisticated; uncouth.
Synonyms
2. hinterland, provinces, wilds, woodland; sticks, boondocks, boonies, bush, backwater.
2. hinterland, provinces, wilds, woodland; sticks, boondocks, boonies, bush, backwater.
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| —pl n | |
| 1. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) partially cleared, sparsely populated forests |
| 2. | any remote sparsely populated place |
| 3. | (modifier) of, from, or like the backwoods |
| 4. | (modifier) uncouth; rustic |
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Example sentences
Many have been forgotten except by backwoods people.
He fancied himself as a bit polished, a cosmopolite who happened to be stranded in a backwoods village.
The property features a rustic, backwoods country look, with maple paneling and mounted moose heads in the billiards room.
Johnny kills the agent in this backwoods crime drama.
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