HICKISH Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

hickish

adjective

as in folksy

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Adjective

Warren Buffett went long in his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders—often 10,000-plus words, deep on the year’s lessons and the company’s results, sprinkled with folksy wisdom.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
And the folksy score and silly musical interludes help the audience speed through the story at a delightful, oh-so-welcome 78 minutes.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of folksy

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

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His humor was a combination of down-home Arkansas drawl and Yale University sophistication.

— John Blumenthal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
With summer highs usually topping out in the mid-70s Fahrenheit, these postcard-perfect New England coastal towns and seaside villages are an ideal spot to keep cool and take in that down-home Maine charm—and treat yourself to a lobster roll.

— Josh Roberts, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of down-home

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Allen’s enduring affection for Keaton is as evident on the page as his insistence that Los Angeles (where Keaton was born and raised) is a hick town.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Rimac moved to Germany at age 2 and then to an independent Croatia in his early teens, where he was teased for his hick Bosnian accent.

— Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2021

Definition of hick

Adjective

View gallery - 7 images This timber retreat is small on home comforts but big on simple rustic charm.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026
The three-bedroom main house adopts a farmhouse-chic aesthetic, with barnwood siding and reclaimed bridge timbers adding a rustic touch to the steel doors and windows.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rustic

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