agrestal

adjective

agres·​tal

ə-ˈgre-stᵊl

variants or agrestial

ə-ˈgres-chəl,

-ˈgresh-

: dwelling or growing wild in the fields : wild

Word History

Etymology

Latin agrestis (from agr-, ager field) + English -al

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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