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.
| 1620 Venner Via Recta viii. 175 The strong and healthy bodies of agresticke men. a 1646 J. G[regory] Assyr. Mon. (1650) 222 Continual conversation with bruit beasts changed his humane disposition into a barbarous and agrestick behaviour. 1660 Waterhouse Arms & Armory 123 The residences of Princes were in tents and agrestique Pavilions. 1703 Evelyn in Pepys' Diary 419 He has his time for his agrestic flute. 1880 Disraeli Endym. I. xxx. 279 A delightful ramble to some spot of agrestic charm. |