/ Dictionary / Index R rustic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rus•tic Pronunciation: (rus'tik), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural. simple, artless, or unsophisticated. uncouth, rude, or boorish. made of roughly dressed limbs or roots of trees, as garden seats. (of stonework) having the surfaces rough or irregular and the joints sunken or beveled. —n. a country person. an unsophisticated country person. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rustic (Thesaurus) rust-colored rusticate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language