Meaning of citified | Babel Free
Definitions
Characteristic of the sophisticated customs or dress associated with city life.
Examples
“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.”
“It was not much more citified than it was countrified.”
“Isn't he handsome? Isn't he a man of the world? Isn't he citified?”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.