countrified

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. 2013.

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  • 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

  • Countrified — can refer to: Countrified (Emerson Drive album) Countrified (Farmer Boys album) Countrified (John Anderson album) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • countrified — countrified, countrify meaning ‘rural’ and ‘to make rural’, should be spelt this way, not countryfied, countryfy …   Modern English usage

  • countrified — (also countryfied) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ characteristic of the country, especially in being unsophisticated …   English terms dictionary

  • countrified — [kun′trə fīd΄] adj. [< COUNTRY + FY + ED] 1. rural; rustic 2. having the appearance, characteristics, or actions attributed to country people …   English World dictionary

  • countrified — [[t]kʌ̱ntrɪfaɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town. The house was so handsome, with a lovely countrified garden. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ… …   English dictionary

  • countrified — countrifiedness, n. /kun treuh fuyd /, adj. 1. rustic or rural in appearance, conduct, etc.: a countrified person; a countrified area amid the suburbs. 2. not sophisticated or cosmopolitan; provincial. Also, countryfied. [1645 55; COUNTRIFY +… …   Universalium

  • countrified — also countryfied adjective Etymology: country + fied (as in glorified) Date: 1653 1. rural, rustic 2. unsophisticated 3. played or sung in the manner of country music < countrified rock > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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 — adjective typical of the countryside, or made to seem typical of the countryside: the countrified existence of the newly rich …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Countrified (John Anderson album) — Countrified Studio album by John Anderson Released October 6, 1986 Genre …   Wikipedia

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