- Citified
- Citified \Cit"i*fied\, a. [City +-fy.] Aping, or having, the manners of a city. [1913 Webster] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Citified
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citified — 1828, Amer.Eng., from CITY (Cf. city) + ending from words in fy. The verb citify is attested from 1865 … Etymology dictionary
citified — ☆ citified [sit′i fīd΄ ] adj. having the manners, dress, etc. attributed to city people … English World dictionary
citified — adjective Date: 1828 of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophisticated urban style of living < citified tourists > < citified surroundings > … New Collegiate Dictionary
citified — adjective Characteristic of the sophisticated customs or dress associated with city life. It was not much more citified than it was countrified … Wiktionary
citified — adjective connected with the city or the way people in cities live, especially when this is considered bad: a rural area that has become industrialized and citified … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
citified — /sit i fuyd /, adj. 1. made into a city. 2. having city habits, fashions, etc. Also, cityfied. [1820 30, Amer.; CITY + FY + ED2] * * * … Universalium
citified — cit|i|fied [ sıtı,faıd ] adjective relating to the behavior or attitudes of people who live in cities. This word shows that you dislike attitudes or behavior like this … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
citified — adj. having city habits, having manners of a city person; made into a city (also cityfied) cit·i·fy || sɪtɪfaɪ v. accustom to city ways; urbanize … English contemporary dictionary
citified — (also cityfied) adjective chiefly derogatory characteristic of or adjusted to a city … English new terms dictionary
citified — cit·i·fied … English syllables
