yokelish

English

Etymology

From yokel +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjəʊkəlɪʃ/

Adjective

yokelish (comparative more yokelish, superlative most yokelish)

1. Like a rustic or bumpkin; simple and ignorant.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 409:

     The exclusion of anoblis and the presence of large numbers of country gentry (around a quarter of the delegation as a whole) gave the meetings a very provincial and at time yokelish ethos.