coun·tri·fied

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• coun|tri|fied — «KUHN tree fyd», adjective. 1. looking or acting like a person from the country; rustic. 2. like the country; rural. 3. suitable for the country or rural living; rustic: »It is a pretty, slightly countrified bedroom pattern (New Yorker). Also …   Useful english dictionary

• coun´tri|fied´ness — coun|tri|fied «KUHN tree fyd», adjective. 1. looking or acting like a person from the country; rustic. 2. like the country; rural. 3. suitable for the country or rural living; rustic: »It is a pretty, slightly countrified bedroom pattern (New… …   Useful english dictionary

• coun — ac·coun·tan·cy; back·coun·try; coun; coun·cil·lor; coun·cil·lor·ship; coun·cil·man; coun·cil·man·ic; coun·sel·able; coun·sel·ee; coun·sel·or; coun·te·nanc·er; coun·ter·act; coun·ter·ac·tant; coun·ter·act·ing·ly; coun·ter·action; coun·ter·agent;… …   English syllables

• countrified — coun·tri·fied …   English syllables

• countrified — coun|tri|fied [ˈkʌntrıfaıd] adj typical of the countryside, or made to seem typical of the countryside ▪ the countrified existence of the newly rich …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• countrified — coun|tri|fied [ kʌntrı,faıd ] adjective typical of the countryside. This word is often used to show that you do not like the person or thing that you are describing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• countrified — coun•tri•fied [[t]ˈkʌn trəˌfaɪd[/t]] adj. 1) rustic or rural in appearance, conduct, etc 2) cvb not sophisticated or cosmopolitan; provincial • Etymology: 1645–55 …   From formal English to slang

• Countrified — Coun tri*fied (k[u^]n tr[i^]*f[imac]d), p. a. [Also spelled {countryfied}.] Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude; as, countrified clothes. [1913 Webster] As being one who took no pride, And was a deal too countrified. Lloyd. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• countryfied — Countrified Coun tri*fied (k[u^]n tr[i^]*f[imac]d), p. a. [Also spelled {countryfied}.] Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude; as, countrified clothes. [1913 Webster] As being one who took no pride, And was a deal too countrified.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English