countrified

coun·tri·fied

[kuhn-truh-fahyd]
adjective
1.
rustic or rural in appearance, conduct, etc.: a countrified person; a countrified area amid the suburbs.
2.
not sophisticated or cosmopolitan; provincial.


Origin:
1645–55; countrify + -ed2

coun·tri·fied·ness, noun
un·coun·tri·fied, adjective
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coun·tri·fy

[kuhn-truh-fahy]
verb (used with object), coun·tri·fied, coun·tri·fy·ing.
to make countrified.

Origin:
country + -fy

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countrified or countryfied (ˈkʌntrɪˌfaɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
in the style, manners, etc, of the country; rural
 
countryfied or countryfied
 
adj

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