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HICK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

Synonyms:

bumpkin; chawbacon; hayseed; hick; rube; yahoo; yokel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hick" is a kind of...):

rustic (an unsophisticated country person)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Awkwardly simple and provincial

Example:

the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists

Synonyms:

bumpkinly; hick; rustic; unsophisticated

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

provincial (characteristic of the provinces or their people)

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