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rustic

[ruhs-tik] / ˈrʌs tɪk /


ADJECTIVE
simple, artless, or unsophisticated
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Colonial-era urban elites in Calcutta, influenced by European tastes, often dismissed jatra as rustic or unsophisticated.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

After an hour on a freeway passing through suburban towns of countless rows of identical worker housing, we turned onto a more rustic road, headed into the country’s mountainous region.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, the bedrooms feature the same rustic aesthetic and dark wood flooring and have enough space to hold a queen-sized bed, as well as large windows.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

If I didn’t have the fancy, rustic crocks to serve the soup in, or restaurant-quality stock there was no point in even trying at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

We must depart into the West, or dwindle to a rustic folk of dell and cave, slowly to forget and to be forgotten.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien