sissified

American  

[sis-uh-fahyd] / ˈsɪs əˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. sissy.

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Etymology

Origin of sissified

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

Example Sentences

Just like sissified Austin Democrats to whine about a dead coyote, right?

From Salon

"I have never quite got over the fact that I thought, and I'm afraid I still do think, that 'acting' for a man — a really proper man — is sissified and faintly ridiculous."

From Time

In other letters, the Welsh-born actor confesses that he believes acting, for a man, is "sissified and faintly ridiculous" and talks of how he wished he had chosen the life of a writer.

From Reuters

All three worry about being seen as noise cranks, and viewed as sissified in their dislike of cacophony.

From New York Times