I. (ˈ)byü|kälik adjective
also bu·col·i·cal -lə̇kəl
Etymology: Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd (from bous head of cattle + -kolos; akin to Latin colere to cultivate) + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at cow , wheel
1. : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
bucolic poetry
2.
a. : relating to or typical of rural life : rustic
a pleasant bucolic scene
b. : countrified and unsophisticated or unaffected : natural and without artful elaboration
his calm bucolic writings
• bu·col·i·cal·ly -lə̇k(ə)lē also bu·col·ic·ly -lə̇klē adverb
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin bucolicum, from neuter of bucolicus
1. : a pastoral poem : eclogue , idyl — usually used in plural
the Bucolics of Theocritus
— compare georgic
2. : a bucolic person or condition ; sometimes : rustic , bumpkin