hickish
Unsophisticated and rural
Hickish describes something characteristic of or resembling a hick—a person perceived as unsophisticated, rural, or lacking urban polish.
The word carries mild condescension: The town had a hickish charm, His accent sounds a little hickish.
Less harsh than calling someone an outright hick, but still implies backwardness or provinciality.
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
homestead · barnyard · backwoods · country · rural · hinterland · outback · boondocks
Unpolished, raw state
- roughUneven in surface
- unculturedLacking refinement or education
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
clumsy · awkward · gruff · coarse · boorish · uncivilized · tasteless · brash
Innocently unsuspecting
- gullibleEasily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
green · inexperienced · guileless · simpleminded · unrefined · unpretentious · simple · homespun
Narrow in perspective
- insularNarrow in outlook
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- small-townLimited local outlook
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
myopic · limited · clannish · xenophobic · ethnocentric · regional · nonmetropolitan · sheltered
No longer in use
- behind-the-timesOut of step culturally
- old-timeyCharmingly outdated in style
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
conservative · dated · outmoded · antiquated · unhip · square · fuddy-duddy · stuck
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- bucolicIdyllically rural
farmland · homestead · barnyard · backwoods · country · rural · hinterland · outback · boondocks · sticks
crude
Unpolished, raw state
- roughUneven in surface
- unculturedLacking refinement or education
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
gauche · clumsy · awkward · gruff · coarse · boorish · uncivilized · tasteless · brash · blunt
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
artless · green · inexperienced · guileless · simpleminded · unrefined · unpretentious · simple · homespun · plain
parochial
Narrow in perspective
- insularNarrow in outlook
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- small-townLimited local outlook
backwoods · myopic · limited · clannish · xenophobic · ethnocentric · regional · nonmetropolitan · sheltered · inward-looking
outdated
No longer in use
- behind-the-timesOut of step culturally
- old-timeyCharmingly outdated in style
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
traditional · conservative · dated · outmoded · antiquated · unhip · square · fuddy-duddy · stuck · backward
hickishmetropolitan
Of a major city
urban · citified · cosmopolitan · jet-setting · worldly
hickishsophisticated
Worldly and cultured
cosmopolitan · refined · urbane · cultured · worldly