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dictiest

dictiest is the superlative form of dicty.

Meaning of dicty

Adjective

dicty (comparative dictier, superlative dictiest)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) stylish and respectable; high-class
  2. (African-American Vernacular) striving to seem stylish and respectable; pretentious
  3. (African-American Vernacular) 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.1957, James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues”, in Going to Meet the Man, Dial, published 1965

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Questions about dictiest

What is dictiest the superlative form of?
Dictiest is the superlative form of dicty.

Words near dictiest in the dictionary

  1. dictatrix
  2. dictature
  3. dictatures
  4. dictier
  5. dicties
  6. dictiest
  7. diction
  8. dictional
  9. dictionally
  10. dictionarese
  11. dictionarial

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