Frenchified
/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪˌfaɪd/ adj, verb, slang
adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 past participle of frenchify form-of, participle, past
- 2 simple past and past participle of Frenchify form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Frenchified. alt-of
- 2 Made French or more French-like.
"This life, whose dreary superficiality is covered by the glitter of universal blague, like the stupid clowning of a harlequin by the spangles of a motley costume, induced in him a Frenchified—but most un-French—cosmopolitanism, in reality a mere barren indifferentism posing as intellectual superiority."
- 3 Having contracted a venereal disease. slang
Synonyms
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More examples"This life, whose dreary superficiality is covered by the glitter of universal blague, like the stupid clowning of a harlequin by the spangles of a motley costume, induced in him a Frenchified—but most un-French—cosmopolitanism, in reality a mere barren indifferentism posing as intellectual superiority."