citied

[ sit-eed ]

adjective

1. occupied by a city or cities.
2. formed into or like a city.

Other Words From

• un·citied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of citied¹

First recorded in 1605–15; city + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Among the evidence citied against him in Egyptians newspapers was the fact that he had three cell phones and a laptop computer.

From The Daily Beast

A star that o'er the citied world beckoned, a sword of flame; A star with myriad thunders tongued: a mighty word there came.

From Project Gutenberg

He gestured impetuously from the elevation to the citied valley below.

From Project Gutenberg

They seem always to have aspired to the "tall mountain citied to the top, crowded with culture."

From Project Gutenberg