countrified
adjective
coun·tri·fied
ˈkən-tri-ˌfīd 
variants
or less commonly countryfied
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: played or sung in the manner of country music
countrified rock
Examples of countrified in a Sentence
a restaurant with a countrified atmosphere
Recent Examples on the Web
In the rendition, recorded live at BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Beabadoobee recasts Carpenter’s acerbic pop-rock hit into something gentler, with a slightly countrified, acoustic-guitar-and-strings arrangement — almost how the Corrs would’ve done it.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
God Save the Animals contains guitar solos, gothic keyboard riffs, spare and off-key acoustic guitar, warbles, countrified fiddle, at least one very thoughtful love song, and (don’t worry) enough moments that sound like Built to Spill.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
The album, his eighth, is chock-full of all the countrified themes that hold sway over his life: good times, the outdoors, the love of a good woman and devotion to family.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Giger’s place in Zurich was on a countrified neighborhood block in a section called Oerlikon.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
The Spanish is paisa — countrified — while the English has the tough tone of someone who grew up off Vermont Avenue.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
The countrified look was a backlash to the urban styles inspired by Miami Vice and Memphis design in the previous decade.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
This is a whole, full-throated countrified musical based around the U.S.’s favorite heavily subsidized grain.
—Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
Pittsburgh’s Hill District (the site of all but one of Wilson’s plays) with his countrified friend, Lymon (Ray Fisher) escaping the racist legal system of Mississippi.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
God Save the Animals contains guitar solos, gothic keyboard riffs, spare and off-key acoustic guitar, warbles, countrified fiddle, at least one very thoughtful love song, and (don’t worry) enough moments that sound like Built to Spill.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
The album, his eighth, is chock-full of all the countrified themes that hold sway over his life: good times, the outdoors, the love of a good woman and devotion to family.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Giger’s place in Zurich was on a countrified neighborhood block in a section called Oerlikon.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
The Spanish is paisa — countrified — while the English has the tough tone of someone who grew up off Vermont Avenue.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
The countrified look was a backlash to the urban styles inspired by Miami Vice and Memphis design in the previous decade.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
This is a whole, full-throated countrified musical based around the U.S.’s favorite heavily subsidized grain.
—Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
Pittsburgh’s Hill District (the site of all but one of Wilson’s plays) with his countrified friend, Lymon (Ray Fisher) escaping the racist legal system of Mississippi.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
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“Countrified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countrified. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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