[rus.tic] also rus.ti.cal adj [ME rustik, fr. MF rustique, fr. L rusticus, fr. rus open land--more at room] (15c) 1: of, relating to, or suitable for the country: rural
2. a: made of the rough limbs of trees "~ furniture" b: finished by rusticating "a ~ joint in masonry" 3 a: characteristic of or resembling country people b: lacking in social graces or polish
4: appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness) "heavy ~ boots" -- rus.ti.cal.ly adv -- rus.tic.i.ty n
[2]rustic n (ca. 1550) 1: an inhabitant of a rural area
2. a: an awkward coarse person b: an unsophisticated rural person