as in peasant
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay
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as in wooden
lacking social grace and assurance
rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind
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as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
a rustic area that has a refreshing lack of billboards and shopping malls
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Recent Examples of rustic
Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
Adding Warmth to Your Kitchen Style Copper pairs well with any kitchen style, from cozy vintage to modern rustic.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
Quincy Bulin, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
The products also have her West Coast stamp on them with warm tones and a neutral color palette, and are created using materials like rustic wood and recycled glassware from Mexico.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Ready in just over an hour thanks to the Instant Pot, this rustic, chicken cacciatore dish is a weeknight winner.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
Adding Warmth to Your Kitchen Style Copper pairs well with any kitchen style, from cozy vintage to modern rustic.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
Adjective
Ideal for the home chef or multi-tasker, the Nespresso Coffee and Espresso Maker and rustic Soligt Cookbook Stand are almost 30% off.
—Quincy Bulin, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
The products also have her West Coast stamp on them with warm tones and a neutral color palette, and are created using materials like rustic wood and recycled glassware from Mexico.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustic
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Ten years later, Chloe Sevigny donned a choppy peroxide wig, a partial suit of armor and a white muslin peasant dress for her Joan of Arc Halloween costume.Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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While painting a Nuenen man, the forger missed a long vertical stick used by Brabant peasants to carry bundles of wood on their backs.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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The centerpiece is a floor-to-ceiling bluestone fireplace that’s surrounded by huge windows, skylights, and wooden beams.Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Dec. 2024
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The wooden beams and exposed stone apertures in the walls remind you of the heritage that lies in the bones of the house.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Pacific Gas & Electric was also considering outages for about 600 of its customers in rural Kern County, according to PG&E spokesperson Jeff Smith.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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While urban and rural development and climate change disturbances contribute to the problem, the expansion of large-scale agriculture poses the biggest threat to wetlands, according to the study.Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
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The gilets jaunes protests, a largely peri-urban phenomenon, inverted the roles played by Parisians and provincials in 1871.Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2021
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Until recently, attendees at such a talk would have seen themselves as mere provincials gathering to hear a report from the great halls of power in London and Washington.Jonathan Kay, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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Far from prolific in front of goal, the Senegalese looked out of sorts, full of running and hunger to score but clumsy, his anxious limbs snatching at chances rather than taking them naturally.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The first few episodes were rife with clumsy and, at times, confusing time jumps, many that seemed tacked on to preexisting scenes in an effort to retrofit them for a new, Costner-less reality.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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In first grade, when a teacher called him a hick, Ciotti threw an inkwell at her.D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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In the special, taped at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Kober brings audiences together with stories about dealing with hometown hicks, unforgiving fruit flies and California candy cartels.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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Emily in Paris On Location: Hotel Plaza Athénée Paris Rediscover Paris as Chicago bumpkin Emily (played by Lily Collins) moves there for a job and takes you to places like Galeries Lafayette, Galerie-Musee Baccarat and Hotel Plaza Athénée Paris.Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
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At their worst, these histories, like the Soviet one, reduce Ukrainians to lazy, irresponsible, prejudiced country bumpkins with exaggerated penchants for vodka and violence.Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2016
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The clowns there, contributed by donors worldwide, are not for sale.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The parade’s 98th year was the largest yet, with more than 5,000 volunteers, 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands and 10 performance groups.Violet Goldstone, WWD, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Rustic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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