bumpkinish
Like a country yokel
Bumpkinish describes someone or something resembling a bumpkin—unsophisticated, rustic, or awkwardly provincial.
The word suggests country naïveté out of place in more urbane settings: His bumpkinish manners charmed some guests and embarrassed others.
Less common than related forms like bumpkin or countrified.
Regional or narrow-minded
- countrifiedHaving rural qualities
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
rural · peasant · village · farmhouse · homestead · yokel · hayseed · hick
Lacking physical coordination
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- oafishStupidly clumsy
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
maladroit · unpolished · uncouth · boorish · lumbering · bumbling · ham-handed · graceless
Free of complexity
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- guilelessFree from deceit
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
credulous · unaffected · childlike · trusting · unsuspecting · green · wide-eyed · inexperienced
provincial
Regional or narrow-minded
- countrifiedHaving rural qualities
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
agrarian · rural · peasant · village · farmhouse · homestead · yokel · hayseed · hick · hillbilly
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
gawky · maladroit · unpolished · uncouth · boorish · lumbering · bumbling · ham-handed · graceless · unrefined
simple
Free of complexity
ingenuous · credulous · unaffected · childlike · trusting · unsuspecting · green · wide-eyed · inexperienced · sheltered
bumpkinishcosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
worldly · sophisticated · urbane · cultured · metropolitan