peasanty

peasanty
\\-əntē, -ti\ adjective
: having or suggesting a peasant manner or style

the peasanty English countryside of the Georgian short story — Naomi Lewis

a small crowd … garishly dressed in peasanty clothes — Ann Bridge


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  • peasanty — peas·anty …   English syllables

  • peasant — noun 1》 a poor smallholder or agricultural labourer of low social status. 2》 informal an ignorant, rude, or unsophisticated person. Derivatives peasantry noun peasanty adjective Origin ME: from OFr. paisent country dweller , from pais country ,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • peasant — n. 1 esp. colloq. a countryman or countrywoman; a rustic. 2 a a worker on the land, esp. a labourer or smallholder. b hist. a member of an agricultural class dependent on subsistence farming. 3 derog. a lout; a boorish person. Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary

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