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countryfied adj. Same as countrified.

Countrified adj. (Also spelled countryfied)

Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude; as, countrified clothes. "As being one who took no pride, And was a deal too countrified."

Rendered in a manner resembling rural style; as, countrified rock music.

Unsophisticated.

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Etymology of 'Countryfied'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Countryfied" Quotes from Famous Books

... the major, who, as we know, used to dislike her, had grown to be regarding the young lady. "Dev'lish fine girl, begad. Dev'lish well-mannered girl—my sister-in-law has the manners of a duchess and would bring up any girl well. Miss Bell's a little countryfied. But the smell of the hawthorn is pleasant, demmy. How she blushes! Your London girls would give many a guinea for a bouquet like that—natural flowers, begad! And she's a little money too—nothing to speak of—but ...

— The History of Pendennis, Vol. 2 - His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy • William Makepeace Thackeray

... a code a country code, because of its almost universal following in small towns and villages. But similar freedom of association is also observed in city circles outside of the exclusive bounds of fashionable life. Indeed, some of the fashions called "countryfied" are equally "cityfied," if we judge by the extent of the usage. But what has been quite safe and sensible and refined in the particular instance in the country, may be a most unsafe freedom in the city, where every circle is constantly being invaded, more or less, by new-comers ...

— Etiquette • Agnes H. Morton