citied en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Late Latin cīvitātem (city) Old French citetbor. Middle English cite English city English -ed English citied From city + -ed.
Meanings
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Containing, or covered with, cities.
Hast any mortal name, / Fit appellation for this dazzling frame? / Or friends or kinsfolk on the citied earth, / To share our marriage feast and nuptial mirth?
1819, John Keats, “Lamia”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, →OCLC, part II, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more citied | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most citied | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |