Meanings
adjectiveyokelish (comparative more yokelish, superlative most yokelish)
comparative more yokelish · superlative most yokelish
- Like a rustic or bumpkin; simple and ignorant.
The exclusion of anoblis and the presence of large numbers of country gentry (around a quarter of the delegation as a whole) gave the meetings a very provincial and at time yokelish ethos.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 409
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
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