variants
or less commonly rustical
1
: of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
rustic rolling farmland
2
a
: made of the rough limbs of trees
rustic furniture
b
: finished by rusticating
a rustic joint in masonry
3
a
: characteristic of or resembling country people
b
: lacking in social graces or polish
4
: appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness)
heavy rustic boots
1
: an inhabitant of a rural area
2
a
: an awkward coarse person
b
: an unsophisticated rural person
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Examples of rustic in a Sentence
Adjective
The inn has a rustic atmosphere.
rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind
Noun
a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay
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Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
The ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court resolves a contentious fight over one of SoCal’s most iconic music venues, a rustic roadhouse on a former movie set that has hosted countless acts from Paul McCartney and Robert Plant to Lana Del Rey and Jamie xx.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Yacob Reyes, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
With its abundance of local art and the low-key rustic—yet no doubt pricey—details that adorn its interiors, this sprawling campus provides the ultimate eco-luxe immersion.
—Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Words like warm and rustic and near Sweetgreen come to mind.
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
The ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court resolves a contentious fight over one of SoCal’s most iconic music venues, a rustic roadhouse on a former movie set that has hosted countless acts from Paul McCartney and Robert Plant to Lana Del Rey and Jamie xx.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
Venues tend to lean rustic in much of Hillsborough County.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
With its abundance of local art and the low-key rustic—yet no doubt pricey—details that adorn its interiors, this sprawling campus provides the ultimate eco-luxe immersion.
—Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Rustic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rustic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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