citified

comparative more citified · superlative most 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.

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   It was not much more citified than it was countrified.

   1922, The Elementary school journal, volume 23, University of Chicago Dept of Education

   Isn't he handsome? Isn't he a man of the world? Isn't he citified?

   1928, The Mimes of the Courtesans (English translation of a work by Lucian)

   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.

   1931, Russell Lord, “Men of Earth”, in American Farmers and the Rise of Agribusiness, reprint edition, published 1975

   But he's citified and holds his cup just right and never has to think about it.

   1943, Ann Chidester, No longer fugitive, page 215

   The people in this city call me country / Because of how I walk and talk and smile / Well, I don't mind them laughing in the city / But the country folks all say I'm citified

   1969, Dennis Linde, “Where Have All The Average People Gone”, performed by Roger Miller

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of citify