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A.Word.A.Day--agrestic

This week's theme: Miscellaneous words

adjective:
1. Rural; rustic.
2. Crude; unpolished.

From Latin agrestis (of fields), from ager (field, land). Ultimately from the Indo-European root agro- (field) that's also the source of agriculture, acre, peregrine, and pilgrim (a variant of peregrine).

"With a night of bingo, bowling, and prizes for the best country-bumpkin costumes, attendees can get in touch with their country roots. The Tom Foolers will play live bluegrass throughout the night to further set the agrestic mood."
Megan Jicha; Bluegrass Bingo Bash; The Boston Globe; Mar 29, 2007.

See more usage examples of agrestic in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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