adjective
Etymology
Origin of citified
Example Sentences
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Produced by country music explorer Sturgill Simpson, “Country Squire” is full of lessons learned on the “country music highway” about camper retirement, citified country boys and the hard work of commitment.
From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2019
The stranger reminds viewers that, in the West, “dude” is an insult—the naïve and citified dandy who’s a mere tourist or poseur in a place of rugged action and broken-in casualness.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 20, 2018
They felt that Bell needed a more citified spot.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2017
These citified folk, however living with their loose morals, their public brands and hectic metropolitan hashtag-lives betray the quiet simplicity that once was guacamole.
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2015
“Sure. Sure. Nothing citified, I’m sorry to say, but— Esther!”
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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