RUST'ICAL, a. [L. rusticus, from rus, the country.] 1. Pertaining to the country; rural; as the rustic gods of antiquity.2. Rude; unpolished; rough; awkward; as rustic manners or behavior.3. Coarse; plain; simple; as rustic entertainment; rustic dress.4. Simple; artless; unadorned.Rustic work, in a building, is when the stones, &c., in the face of it, are hacked or pecked so as to be rough.
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