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Definition of Backwoodsy
1. Adjective. (American English) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backwoodsy
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backwoodsy
Literary usage of Backwoodsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. At Home and Abroad: A Sketch-book of Life, Scenery and Men by Bayard Taylor (1872)
"... Wild and backwoodsy as the place appeared, it was to us the welcome herald of
breakfast. The note dispatched from Petaluma had had the desired effect. ..."
2. The Life and Poems of Theodore Winthrop by Theodore Winthrop (1884)
"He is rough and backwoodsy, but has the real love of nature and freedom, with a
tinge of romance. I am off across the plains, and may return home that way. ..."
3. Trail of the 61st: A History of the 61st Field Artillery Brigade During the by Rex F. Harlow (1920)
"... was in reality much more backwoodsy and unattractive than their home states.
Of course, the big cities had produced a different effect by showing the ..."
4. Prose Writings of Bayard Taylor by Bayard Taylor (1862)
"Wild and backwoodsy as the place appeared, it was to us the welcome herald of
breakfast. The note dispatched from Petaluma had had the desired effect. ..."
5. Edward Dyer Peters (1849-1917): A Monograph by Eleanor Bradley Peters (1918)
"This is just the uncivilized, uncomfortable, backwoodsy kind of place that I
have ' sworn off' from going to, but what won't we do for money? ..."
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