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BUMPKINLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bumpkinly mean? 

BUMPKINLY (adjective)
  The adjective BUMPKINLY has 1 sense:

1. awkwardly simple and provincialplay

  Familiarity information: BUMPKINLY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUMPKINLY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Awkwardly simple and provincial

Synonyms:

bumpkinly; hick; rustic; unsophisticated

Context example:

the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists

Similar:

provincial (characteristic of the provinces or their people)

Derivation:

bumpkin (a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture)


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