countrified
/ˈkʌntɹɪfʌɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Having the characteristics of country music.
verb
simple past and past participle of countrify
Example Sentences
- "Although houses and factories appeared in great profusion in the 1930s, there still remain odd groups of cottages dating from an earlier and more countrified period."
- "There was this hot little countrified sistah who had caught my eye during the beginning of freshman year, but I just hadn't had a chance to work my way around to her yet."
- "Westbourne Park [station] is also countrified, with valanced canopies and fancy ironwork (which is painted a dingy yellow)."
- "Over the next couple of years, a few more countrified albums appeared, and to more singles—"Tarkio Road" (#55, 1971) and "Shake Off The Demons (#98, 1972)—won positions on the Hot 100."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country English -fy English countrify English -ed English countrified From countrify + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkʌntɹɪfʌɪd/
Inflected Forms
more countrified (comparative)
most countrified (superlative)