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Meanings of countryfied in English

Characteristic of rural life.

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        Examples for "rustic"
        Examples for "rustic"
        1
        Wood paneling creates a rustic feel well suited to the open road.
        Wired
        2
        The supporting cast of independent, rustic characters deliver their lines without conviction.
        The Irish Times
        3
        It was more rustic and unrestrained-morein the nature of a picnic.
        South Wind
        4
        The real rustic does think London the finest place on the planet.
        Alarms and Discursions
        5
        She belonged in an atmosphere too sophisticated for his simple rustic soul.
        Madcap
        1
        At times a little countrified, but that just added to your charm.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Paris still bewildered him like some countrified boor on his first visit.
        Artists' Wives
        3
        He is well born, he is well bred, if a little countrified.
        The Puritans
        4
        I've got business experience, you know; while you're green, countrified, you know.
        Herbert Carter's Legacy; Or, the Inventor's Son
        5
        I wonder if Dick and Greg think that we are too countrified?
        Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point; Or, Standing Firm for ...
        Usage of countryfied in English
        1
        The official hesitated, and glanced at the little man's seedy garb and countryfied air.
        Aunt Jane's Nieces
        2
        It is a real countryfied place, but I like it all the better for that.
        Oscar; Or, The Boy Who Had His Own Way
        3
        Juliet wants a little polishing-sheis horribly countryfied.
        Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
        4
        Indeed, some of the fashions called "countryfied" are equally "cityfied," if we judge by the extent of the usage.
        Etiquette
        5
        A little countryfied in appearance and accent, he had the careful politeness, the measured restraint, and the shrewd eye of the typical police officer.
        The Yellow Streak
        6
        'Good evening, my fine city madam,' remarked a swallow, whose manners were rather rough and countryfied to another who looked particularly distinguished.
        The Orange Fairy Book
        Countryfied through the time