rustic (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. rustĭcus2. agrestis (usu. implying boorishness)3. rūrĭcŏla (poet.)4. rūrĭgĕna (poet.) • rustic (adj.): 1. rustĭcus: belonging to the country: r. manners, r. life, r. mores, r. vita, Cic. R. Am. 27, 75. 2. agrestis (usu. implying boorishness): the r. mouse, agrestis, Hor. S. 2, 6, 98. Cic. Rosc. Am. l. c. 3. rūrĭcŏla (poet.): r. oxen, ruricolae boves, Ov. Met. 5, 479: r. Fauns, ruricolae Fauni, ib. 6, 392. 4. rūrĭgĕna (poet.): ib. 765. Join: subagreste quiddam planeque subrusticum, Cic. Brut. 74, 259.