sissified

[ sis-uh-fahyd ]

adjective

1. sissy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sissified¹

First recorded in 1900–05; sissy + -fy + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Allison, always ready to curl his lips over anything sissified, sat watching him gravely.

From Project Gutenberg

The dwellers in the woods had been inclined to sneer at the town folk as sissified and, in turn, were sneered at for being hicks.

From Project Gutenberg