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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticatedadjective

    awkwardly simple and provincial

    "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"

Wiktionary

  1. bumpkinlyadjective

    Befitting a bumpkin.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bumpkinlyadjective

    Having the manners or appearance of a clown; clownish.

    Etymology: from bumpkin.

    He is a simple, blundering, and yet conceited fellow, who, aiming at description, and the rustick wonderful, gives an air of bumpkinly romance to all he tells. Clarissa.

ChatGPT

  1. bumpkinly

    Bumpkinly refers to behavior or characteristics that are typically associated with someone who is unsophisticated, naive, or clumsily awkward, usually connected to people from a rural area or countryside. It's often used in a somewhat derogatory manner to describe someone's lack of knowledge about city life or modern customs.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bumpkinly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bumpkinly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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