HyperDic: agrestic

English > 2 senses of the word agrestic:
ADJECTIVEallagrestic, rusticcharacteristic of the fields or country
allagrestic(of behavior) rustic and uncouth
English > agrestic: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningcharacteristic of the fields or country.
Example"agrestic simplicity"
Synonymrustic
BroaderruralLiving in or characteristic of farming or country life
Spanishagreste, rústico
English > agrestic: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(of behavior) rustic and uncouth.
Example"the agrestic behavior of a country boy"
Broaderunrefined(used of persons and their behavior) not refined
Spanishagreste

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