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countrified, countryfied, ppl. a.|ˈkʌntrɪfaɪd|
[f. next + -ed1. (The Dictionaries give preference to countrified; but countryfied often occurs in good modern writers.)]
1. Conformed to the country and its life, as opposed to that of the town; having the appearance, manners, and character that belong to, or are associated with, rural life; affected by or smacking of life in the country; rustic.
1653Fisher Baby Baptism 7 We ourselves were now countrified by our long non-residence in the University. 1759J. Townley High life below Stairs 1, I'll be so countrify'd you shall not know me. 1849Thackeray Pendennis liii, Miss Bell's a little countryfied. 1875Mrs. Randolph W. Hyacinth I. 7 They will think us stupid and countrified.
Comb.1840R. Dana Bef. Mast v. 12 A thoroughly countrified-looking fellow.
b. Conformable to the fashion of a country.
1864R. F. Burton Dahome 38 If..you wish to be peculiarly countrified, you sign to him to kneel.
2. Of scenery: Country-like, rural.
1756Lloyd Cits Country Box 60 So sweet a distance for a ride, And all about so countrified! 1814Lamb Let. to Wordsworth 9 Aug. All that was countryfied in the parks is all but obliterated. 1887T. A. Trollope What I remember II. viii. 133 It was altogether more retired and countrified, nestling closely among the chestnut woods.
Hence ˈcountriˌfiedness.
1881Athenæum 16 July 43 The common countryfiedness of their subjects. |