agrestic

English

Alternative forms

• agrestick (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Latin agrestis (“rustic, boorish, wild”), from ager (“a field, a farm”).

Adjective

agrestic (comparative more agrestic, superlative most agrestic)

1. Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished

   The author's early days were filled with agrestic surroundings.

   • 2019, Vansire (lyrics and music), “Metamodernity”, in Metamodernity:

     With agrestic charm / It’s humid in the midwest

Coordinate terms

• ruderal

See also

• agricultural
• rural
• rustic

Anagrams

• cigarets, ergastic