The difference between Hick and Rustic
When used as nouns, hick means an awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person, whereas rustic means a (sometimes unsophisticated) person from a rural area.
Hick is also verb with the meaning: to hiccup.
Rustic is also adjective with the meaning: country-styled or pastoral.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hick and Rustic
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Hick as a noun (pejorative):
An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
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Hick as a verb:
to hiccup
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Rustic as an adjective:
Country-styled or pastoral; rural.
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Rustic as an adjective:
Unfinished or roughly finished.
Examples:
"'rustic manners"
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Rustic as an adjective:
Crude, rough.
Examples:
"'rustic country where the sheep and cattle roamed freely"
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Rustic as an adjective:
Simple; artless; unaffected.
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Rustic as a noun:
A (sometimes unsophisticated) person from a rural area.