citified

or cit·y·fied

[ sit-i-fahyd ]

/ ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪd /

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adjective

made into a city.

having city habits, fashions, etc.

RELATED WORDS

urbanize, metropolitanize

Nearby words

cites, cithaeron, cithara, cither, citied, citified, citify, citizen, citizen journalism, citizen kane, citizen science

Origin of citified

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; city + -fy + -ed²

Definition for citified (2 of 2)

citify

[ sit-i-fahy ]

/ ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), cit·i·fied, cit·i·fy·ing.

to make into a city; urbanize.

to cause to conform to city habits, fashions, etc.

Origin of citify

First recorded in 1860–65; city + -fy

Related forms

cit·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for citified

If she had any “citified airs” they were not of the kind that are especially displeasing to country people.
David Fleming's Forgiveness|Margaret Murray Robertson
Such Indians as one may meet in Kansas City are civilized and citified to a sad degree.
Abroad at Home|Julian Street
Him an' Mink, the barber, keep runnin' each other to see who can get the most citified things.
Friendship Village|Zona Gale
The delighted Solomon had quite forgotten his dislike for the citified Paige.
The Calico Cat|Charles Miner Thompson

Country's getting so citified the morning papers are here almost before breakfast's cleared off.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for citified (1 of 2)

citified

cityfied

/ (ˈsɪtɪˌfaɪd) /

adjective

often derogatory having the customs, manners, or dress of city people

British Dictionary definitions for citified (2 of 2)

citify

cityfy

/ (ˈsɪtɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to cause to conform to or adopt the customs, habits, or dress of city people

to make urban

Derived Forms

citification or cityfication, noun

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