backwoodsy

adjective

Definition of backwoodsynext
as in rural

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  1. rural
  2. provincial
  3. backwoods
  4. bucolic
  5. countrified
  6. country
Adjective
  • Johnathon grew up among bull riders in his hometown of Cherbourg, a former Aboriginal mission that sits at the end of a long, sealed road in rural Queensland.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • But from here, in Jacopo’s one-hectare garden, you are tucked away in a Tuscan rural idyll.
    — Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of rural
Adjective
  • The port city has been targeted before, most recently yesterday when the semi-official Fars News Agency reported the provincial government saying a projectile hit the western part of Bandar Abbas.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • In June, the provincial government of Anhui published an action plan to fast-track BCI development across research, production and industrialization.
    — Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Definition of provincial
Adjective
  • Frances Quinlan Quinlan had planned to celebrate her 34th birthday in a backwoods cabin this week, before a Friday show in Ohio.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2020
  • The potholes are worth it, however, for the great weekend of backwoods hiking and exploring .
    — Stef Schrader, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2020
Definition of backwoods
Adjective
  • Continue north from New Paltz and discover all that the Hudson Valley and Catskills have to offer—charming towns, next-level antiquing, art, bucolic vistas, and mountain peaks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
  • At a charge, guests may also book a cute Patina Osaka wagon, packed with chairs, cuddly blankets, bites, and drinks for a bucolic picnic in the park.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of bucolic
Adjective
  • Lines that seem artlessly off-the-cuff on first pass accrue an unexpected weight and purpose the fourth time through; the countrified guitar lick that sounds so chipper at the start of a song is dripping with melancholy by the end.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 4 June 2026
  • Timed to coincide with Cactus League spring training, the countrified Innings Fest offshoot is in its third year, bringing 20 artists with no overlapping sets to two main stages.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of countrified
Adjective
  • The company operates a multi-country manufacturing platform with more than 20 production facilities in Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
  • The efforts are part of a multi-country response and preparedness plan that also covers Uganda, South Sudan and other neighboring countries.
    — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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