hickish

adjective

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as in hick

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  1. hick
  2. folksy
  3. countrified
  4. down-home
  5. rustic
Adjective
  • One is a sick herb; the other is a hick Serb.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Rimac moved to Germany at age 2 and then to an independent Croatia in his early teens, where he was teased for his hick Bosnian accent.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2021
Definition of hick
Adjective
  • This combined with the folksiest possible man being selected for the vice-presidential candidate?
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
  • At the traditional coaches pregame press conference Sunday, Dykes was in two-minute offense mode, blending insight with a folksy nature.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
Definition of folksy
Adjective
  • 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.
    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, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of countrified
Adjective
  • Dobbins Point on South Mountain: Up-high views and down-home food, take a drive up to Dobbins Point on South Mountain — the largest municipal park in the U.S., by the way — and watch as sunset colors the Valley landmarks laid out below.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Get ready for some down-home comfort with our freshly baked homemade pies and cobblers.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of down-home
Adjective
  • What works for a seafront villa in a warm climate won’t necessarily work for a rustic barn-style home in the woods, a suburban Victorian, or a townhouse in the city.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • One-color transferware patterns that feel at home in both rustic and refined settings.
    Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of rustic
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