Rustic — Defs

01 a. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.

1.
Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.
“And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.” — Gray.

“She had a rustic, woodland air.” — Wordsworth.
2.
Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, rustic manners.
3.
Coarse; plain; simple; as, a rustic entertainment; rustic dress.
4.
Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected.

Phrases & compounds

Rustic moth — any moth belonging to Agrotis and allied genera. Their larvae are called cutworms. See Cutworm.

Rustic work — Cut stone facing which has the joints worked with grooves or channels, the face of each block projecting beyond the joint, so that the joints are very conspicuous

Syn. Rural; rude; unpolished; inelegant; untaught; awkward; rough; coarse; plain; unadorned; simple; artless; honest. See Rural.

02 n. An inhabitant of the country, especially one who is rude, coarse, or dull; a clown.

1.
An inhabitant of the country, especially one who is rude, coarse, or dull; a clown.
“Hence to your fields, you rustics! hence, away.” — Pope.
2.
A rural person having a natural simplicity of character or manners; an artless, unaffected person.[Poetic]