citified

citified

1. simple past and past participle of citify

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.

• countrified