■ adjective
1》 of or characteristic of life in the country.
↘having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of the countryside.
2》 made of rough branches or timber.
3》 (of masonry) having a rough-hewn or roughened surface or sunken joints.
4》 denoting freely formed lettering.
■ noun
1》 often derogatory an unsophisticated country person.
2》 a small brownish European moth. [Several genera and species in the family Noctuidae.]
Derivatives
~ally adverb
~ity noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'rural'): from L. ~us , from rus 'the country'.