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bumpkinly

/ˈbʌmp.kɪn.li/

Traduction: Adjectif désuet décrivant quelqu'un de maladroit, fruste ou campagnard, comme un plouc ou un rustre.

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adjective

/ˈbʌmp.kɪn.li/C2formalbritishobsolète
  • frAdjectif désuet décrivant quelqu'un de maladroit, fruste ou campagnard, comme un plouc ou un rustre.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is awkward, unsophisticated, or rustic, like a country bumpkin.

  1. Awkwardly simple and provincialC1informal

    Having the characteristics of a country person; unsophisticated, awkward, or rustic in manner or appearance.

    frrustaud, propre à la campagne

    • His bumpkinly behavior at the formal dinner made everyone stare.
    • She had a bumpkinly charm that was endearing to the city folk.
    • The actor played a bumpkinly farmer with a thick accent.

    Synonymesboorishcloddishcountrifiedprovincialrusticuncouthunsophisticatedyokelish

    Antonymescosmopolitanculturedpolishedrefinedsophisticatedurbane

Formes
  • more bumpkinly comparative form
  • most bumpkinly superlative form