Dicty
adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An upper-class black.
Adjective
- 1 stylish and respectable; high-class
- 2 striving to seem stylish and respectable; pretentious
- 3 snobbish and uptight
"We had already decided that he'd have to move in with Isabel and her folks. I knew this wasn't the ideal arrangement because Isabel's folks are inclined to be dicty and they hadn't especially wanted Isabel to marry me. But I didn't know what else to do."
Proper Noun
- 1 diminutive of Dictyostelium discoideum (a soil social amoeba) diminutive, form-of
Example
More examples"We had already decided that he'd have to move in with Isabel and her folks. I knew this wasn't the ideal arrangement because Isabel's folks are inclined to be dicty and they hadn't especially wanted Isabel to marry me. But I didn't know what else to do."
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