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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
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.
Isn't he handsome? Isn't he a man of the world? Isn't he citified?
It was not much more citified than it was countrified.
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.
But he's citified and holds his cup just right and never has to think about it.
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
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.
Use citified when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Citified means Characteristic of the sophisticated customs or dress associated with city life..
Common synonyms include cityfied, city-bred, city-born, urban.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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