"backwoodsy" meaning in All languages combined

See backwoodsy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more backwoodsy [comparative], most backwoodsy [superlative]
Etymology: From backwoods + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|backwoods|y}} backwoods + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} backwoodsy (comparative more backwoodsy, superlative most backwoodsy)
  1. (US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods Tags: US Synonyms: backwoods Derived forms: backwoodsiness
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