- citified
- cit|i|fied [ `sıtı,faıd ] adjectiverelating 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. 2013.
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Citified — Cit i*fied, a. [City + fy.] Aping, or having, the manners of a city. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
