countrified

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

Rustic, rude. A word of recent formation in our language, and in no dictionary, but now much used.--Todd. It is in the last edition of Webster.


The inhabtants of Herefordshire, though near the metropolis, are as likely to be countrified as persons living at a greater distance from town.--Gose's Local Proverbs.

This man pretty soon espied a countrified looking fellow whom he approached.--Perils of Pearl Street.

Mr. Seymour Bullitt brought the message to Caroline; and such a splendid fellow--but then, old recollections, and such a countrified name.--Mrs. Clavers's Forest Life.

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