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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 provincial
Familiarity information: BUMPKINLY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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