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agrestic, a.|əˈgrɛstɪk|
Also 7 agrestick(e, -ique.
[f. L. agrest-is (see agrest) + -ic. Cf. domestic, and for formation forens-ic.]
Of or pertaining to the country, rural, rustic; hence, uncouth.
1620Venner Via Recta viii. 175 The strong and healthy bodies of agresticke men. a1646J. G[regory] Assyr. Mon. (1650) 222 Continual conversation with bruit beasts changed his humane disposition into a barbarous and agrestick behaviour. 1660Waterhouse Arms & Armory 123 The residences of Princes were in tents and agrestique Pavilions. 1703Evelyn in Pepys' Diary 419 He has his time for his agrestic flute. 1880Disraeli Endym. I. xxx. 279 A delightful ramble to some spot of agrestic charm. |