"agrestic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more agrestic [comparative], most agrestic [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin agrestis (“rustic, boorish, wild”) (from ager (“a field, a farm”)) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|agrestis||rustic, boorish, wild}} Latin agrestis (“rustic, boorish, wild”), {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} agrestic (comparative more agrestic, superlative most agrestic)
  1. Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished Synonyms: agrestick [obsolete, rare] Related terms: agricultural, rural, rustic Coordinate_terms: ruderal

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