agrestic

• Adjectif désuet décrivant quelque chose de rural, champêtre ou lié à la campagne, impliquant souvent un manque de raffinement ou d'élégance.

An archaic adjective describing something rural, rustic, or pertaining to the countryside; often implies a lack of sophistication.

1. Rural or country-likeC2formal

   Characteristic of the fields or countryside; rural.

   champêtre, rustique

   • The agrestic landscape was dotted with small farms and grazing cattle.
   • He preferred the agrestic simplicity of village life over the city's chaos.
   • The painting captured the agrestic beauty of the rolling hills.

   Synonymesagriculturalbucoliccountrycountrysidepastoralruralrustic

   Antonymescitifiedmetropolitanurban

2. Rustic and uncouthC2formal

   Describing behavior that is rough, unsophisticated, or lacking refinement.

   Rustique et grossier

   • His agrestic manners at the formal dinner embarrassed his companions.
   • The critic described the performance as agrestic and lacking polish.
   • She found his agrestic humor charming but out of place in the boardroom.

   Synonymesboorishchurlishcoarsecruderoughrusticuncouthunpolished

   Antonymesculturedpolishedrefinedsophisticatedurbane