countrified en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌntɹɪfʌɪd/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country English -fy English countrify English -ed English countrified From countrify + -ed.
Meanings
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Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
Westbourne Park [station] is also countrified, with valanced canopies and fancy ironwork (which is painted a dingy yellow).
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 50:Although houses and factories appeared in great profusion in the 1930s, there still remain odd groups of cottages dating from an earlier and more countrified period.
1951 November, R. K. Kirkland, “The Wimbledon and West Croydon Line of the Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 721:There was this hot little countrified sistah who had caught my eye during the beginning of freshman year, but I just hadn't had a chance to work my way around to her yet.
2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 143:
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Having the characteristics of country music.
Over the next couple of years, a few more countrified albums appeared, and to more singles—"Tarkio Road" (#55, 1971) and "Shake Off The Demons (#98, 1972)—won positions on the Hot 100.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 269:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most countrified | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more countrified | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |