English
citified
Verb
  1. Simple past tense and past participle of citify
Adjective

citified

  1. Characteristic of the sophisticated customs or dress associated with city life.
    • 1794, quoted in 2009, Gordon S. Wood, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815,
      New York is less citified than Philadelphia.
    • 1928, The Mimes of the Courtesans (English translation of a work by Lucian):
      Isn't he handsome? Isn't he a man of the world? Isn't he citified?
    • 1931, Russell Lord, Men of Earth, 1975 reprint edition, American Farmers and the Rise of Agribusiness,
      As the countryside becomes more and more citified and farming more and more specialized, motorized and businesslike, I suppose that the farmer's mental scope and habits will become more like mine.
    • 1982, Robert John Smith, Ella Lury Wiswell, The Women of Suye Mura,
      She is a citified young woman, and the more citified people are the more difficult it is to ask and get answers to personal questions.
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