Definition of AGRESTIC

agrestic

Adjective Satellite

  • characteristic of the fields or country
    • "agrestic simplicity"
  • (of behavior) rustic and uncouth
    • "the agrestic behavior of a country boy"

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished

Adjective

  • rural

Examples

  • "The author's early days were filled with agrestic surroundings."

Origin / Etymology

From Latin agrestis (“rustic, boorish, wild”) (from ager (“a field, a farm”)) + -ic

Synonyms

rustic

Scrabble Score: 11

agrestic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
agrestic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
agrestic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

agrestic is a valid Words With Friends word