dicty
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Dicty... — Dicty... u. Dictyo... (v. gr.), Netz … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
dicty — [dik′tē] adj. Slang 1. high class 2. stylish; fashionable 3. snobbish: Originally and chiefly used by African Americans … English World dictionary
dicty — [“dikti] mod. snobbish. (Black.) □ Those people can be so dicty! □ That dicty lady told me I could come to the back to get a tip if I wanted … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Dicty — Recorded as Dictus, Dickus, Dict, Dickte, and Dicty, this is regarded as a German name. In Germany as elsewhere it can be a short form of the popular personal and surname Richard, but is more likely to have two quite separate origins. The first… … Surnames reference
dicty- — or dictyo combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dikty , diktyo , from diktyon, from dikein to throw net < dictyostele > < dictyosome > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dicty(o)- — [Gr. diktyon net] a combining form denoting a relationship to a net or to a netlike structure … Medical dictionary
dicty — o, «urn (G). A net … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
dicty — dic·ty … English syllables
dicty — adj. US sl. 1 conceited, snobbish. 2 elegant, stylish. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn … Useful english dictionary
dicty- — combining form or dictyo Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dikty , diktyo , from diktyon, from dikein to throw : net dictyosome … Useful english dictionary
