citified

English

Verb

citified

1. simple past and past participle of citify

Adjective

citified (comparative more citified, superlative most citified)

1. Characteristic of the sophisticated customs or dress associated with city life.
   • 1794, quoted in 2009, Gordon S. Wood, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815,

     New York is less citified than Philadelphia.

   • 1922, The Elementary school journal, volume 23, University of Chicago Dept of Education:

     It was not much more citified than it was countrified.

   • 1928, The Mimes of the Courtesans (English translation of a work by Lucian):

     Isn't he handsome? Isn't he a man of the world? Isn't he citified?

   • 1931, Russell Lord, “Men of Earth”, in American Farmers and the Rise of Agribusiness, reprint edition, published 1975:

     As the countryside becomes more and more citified and farming more and more specialized, motorized and businesslike, I suppose that the farmer's mental scope and habits will become more like mine.

   • 1943, Ann Chidester, No longer fugitive, page 215:

     But he's citified and holds his cup just right and never has to think about it.

   • 1969, Dennis Linde (lyrics and music), “Where Have All The Average People Gone”, performed by Roger Miller:

     The people in this city call me country / Because of how I walk and talk and smile / Well, I don't mind them laughing in the city / But the country folks all say I'm citified

   • 1982, Robert John Smith, Ella Lury Wiswell, The Women of Suye Mura:

     She is a citified young woman, and the more citified people are the more difficult it is to ask and get answers to personal questions.

Antonyms

• countrified