hickish

9.1

Having the manners and clothes of a person from the countryside

adjective
/ˈhɪkɪʃ/

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Many people considered his fashion choices hickish, preferring simple plaid shirts and boots over trendy clothing.

Examples

She wasn't overly homespun, the way some Southern writers put on more of a drawl and act more hickish as soon as they get in front of an audience, but there was something down-to-earth about her just the same.

Academic text (2011)
His manner of speaking was a bit hickish, revealing his rural upbringing.
The decorations in the old cabin felt hickish, with hand-painted signs and mismatched furniture.

Synonyms

unsophisticated

vshickish

10 4.7

A person who has little experience of the world and seems naive

is more specific, pointing to rural style or manner rather than broad naivety

bumpkinly

vshickish

Offensive

9.9

Showing simple, awkward country manners or dress

is more general, focusing on rural manner or basic appearance

hicky

vshickish

Offensive

9.9

Like a place or person from a small town that seems old-fashioned

is the neutral descriptor for rural or plain outward appearance

lowbred

vshickish

Offensive

9.5

Showing bad manners and little respect for others

is more about rural or simple manner than strong social insult

Antonyms

sophisticated

76 6.2

A work with deep, not obvious ideas that interest thoughtful people

polished

26 2.1

A shiny, smooth surface after being rubbed or cleaned

How Unsophisticated

hick

Offensive

5 8.8

hickish

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9.1

rustic

40 5.2

unsophisticated

10 4.7

cultured

5 5.1

Surface Forms

hickish positive

Morphology

hickish = hick (transparent) = hick + ish

The adjective is predictably formed from the noun 'hick' by the productive suffix '-ish' meaning 'somewhat like'.

Etymology

Hickish comes from hick, a word for a country or simple person, plus the ending -ish meaning 'somewhat'. So hickish means 'somewhat like a hick', that is, a little rural or not very fashionable in manner or clothes.