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Antonyms for rustical

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ruhs-tik
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌs tɪk


Definition of rustical

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin rusticus "of the country, rural; country-like, plain, simple, rough, coarse, awkward," from rus (genitive ruris) "open land, country" (see rural). Noun meaning "a country person, peasant" is from 1550s (also in classical Latin). Related: Rustical (early 15c.).
  • As in rural : adj country, not urban
Example sentences :
  • The rustical driver of the Leeds to York stage, happily, did not know who his passenger was.
  • Extract from : « The Great North Road: York to Edinburgh » by Charles G. Harper
  • He is some country beau, the dandy of some market town, the son of some rustical justice, the cock of some village.
  • Extract from : « A Gentleman Player » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • Ladds thought that she must be some shy maiden from the country—a little "rustical" perhaps.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Butterfly » by Walter Besant
  • "I am afraid you do not like my name, sir," says I, annoyed with myself to be annoyed with such a rustical fellow.
  • Extract from : « David Balfour, Second Part » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Was it possible that in the whirligig of time a future could lie before one so uncouth and rustical?
  • Extract from : « The Path of the King » by John Buchan
  • “I am afraid you do not like my name, sir,” says I, annoyed with myself to be annoyed with such a rustical fellow.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Richard's gaze went following two rustical people—clearly bride and groom.
  • Extract from : « The President » by Alfred Henry Lewis
  • By this cunning device, in their rustical eyes, Its tinkle soon passed for a bell of great size.
  • Extract from : « Literary Fables of Yriarte » by Tomas de Iriarte
  • She did not like country company; the rustical society and conversation annoyed her.
  • Extract from : « The Virginians » by William Makepeace Thackeray

Synonyms for rustical

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