countryish

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adjective

Having characteristics of country music.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivecountryish (comparative more countryish, superlative most countryish)

comparative more countryish · superlative most countryish

  1. entertainmentHaving characteristics of country music.

    In “Beach Baby,” a countryish waltz, and “Babys,” a ballad with an itchy piano underlay, Mr. Vernon conjures thoughts of summertime from a distance.

    2009 January 18, Nate Chinen, “Sonic Adventures, From a Cappella to Zydeco”, in The New York Times
    1 more example

    Harvard's WHRB (FM 95.3) has everything from the punk-rocky “Record Hospital” at night to the country-ish “Hillbilly At Harvard” on Saturday mornings.

    1998 January 24, “Boston: Vital Statistics (The Billboard Spotlight)”, in Billboard, volume 110, number 4, →ISSN, page 52

    Synonyms: countrylike

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving characteristics of country music.

Also see

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Vulgar Latin*(terra) contrāta
  9. Old Frenchcontree
  10. Middle Englishcontre
  11. Englishcountry
  12. Englishcountryish

From country + -ish.

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APA

countryish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countryish

MLA

“countryish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countryish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countryish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countryish.

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