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单词 agrestic
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agrestic

[ uh-gres-tik ]
/ əˈgrɛs tɪk /
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adjective

rural; rustic.
unpolished; awkward: agrestic behavior.

Origin of agrestic

1610–20; <Latin agrest(is) (see agrestal) + -ic

Words nearby agrestic

agreed, agreement, agrégé, agrément, agrestal, agrestic, agri-, agria, agribiz, agribusiness, agric.
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Example sentences from the Web for agrestic

  • An examination of the eerie similarities between Litchfield Prison and Agrestic.

    Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension|Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Agrestic, a-gres′tik, adj. pertaining to the fields: rural: unpolished.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
  • Cowley retreated into solitude, where he found none of the agrestic charms of the landscapes of his muse.

    Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for agrestic

agrestic
/ (əˈɡrɛstɪk) /

adjective

rural; rustic
unpolished; uncouth

Word Origin for agrestic

C17: from Latin agrestis, from ager field
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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