DICTY

Meaning of DICTY in English

/dik"tee/ , adj. dictier, dictiest . Slang.

1. high-class or stylish.

2. snobbish or haughty.

Also, dickty .

[ 1925-30; of obscure orig. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DICTY- — or dictyo- combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dikty-, diktyo-, from diktyon, from dikein to throw net
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DICTY- — combining form or dictyo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dikty-, diktyo-, from diktyon, from dikein to throw : net dictyo …
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DICTY — adjective or dick·ty ˈdiktē ( -er/-est ) Etymology: origin unknown slang : high-toned , snobbish ; often : very good …
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DICTY- — or dictyo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dikty-, diktyo-, from diktyon, from dikein to throw : net dictyo stele dictyo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DICTY- — [dicty-] or dictyo- comb form [NL, fr. Gk dikty-, diktyo-, fr. diktyon, fr. dikein to throw]: net "dictyostele" "dictyosome"
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DICTY — adj. US sl. 1 conceited, snobbish. 2 elegant, stylish. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DICTY — adj. US sl. 1 conceited, snobbish. 2 elegant, stylish. [ 20th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DICTY — adj. US sl. 1. conceited, snobbish. 2 elegant, stylish. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
DICTY — Function: adjective Synonyms: SNOBBISH , high-hat, potty, snobby, snooty
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DICTY — adjective Synonyms: snobbish , high-hat, potty, snobby, snooty
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DICTY — adj AmE Bl infml He's inclined to be pretty dicty — Ему свойственна привычка повыпендриваться Those people can be so dicty — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
DICTY — adj AmE Bl infml He's inclined to be pretty dicty — Ему свойственна привычка повыпендриваться Those people can be so …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
DICTY — dicty adj AmE Bl infml He's inclined to be pretty dicty Ему свойственна привычка повыпендриваться Those people can be so …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
DICTY — He's inclined to be pretty dicty — Ему свойственна привычка повыпендриваться Those people can be so dicty — Эти люди …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
DICTY — Variant: or dictyo- Function: combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dikty-, diktyo-, from diktyon, from dikein to throw : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DICTYO- — combining form see: dicty-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DICTYO- — combining form see dicty-
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SARCODICTYUM — ˌsärkōˈdiktēəm, -ikshēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from sarc- + Greek diktyon net — more at dicty- : …
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PALAEODICTYOPTERA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdiktēˈäptərə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pale- + dicty- + -ptera : an order of very primitive …
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DICTYOXYLON — ˌdiktēˈäksəˌlän, -_lən noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from dicty- + -xylon : a form genus represented by Paleozoic fossil …
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DICTYOTA — ˌdiktēˈōd.ə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek diktyōtē, feminine of diktyōtos latticed, made like a net, from diktyon …
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DICTYOSTELE — ˈdiktēəˌstēl also | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|stēlē noun ( -s ) Etymology: dicty- + stele : a stele in which the vascular cylinder is …
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DICTYOSPORE — ˈdiktēə+ˌ_ noun Etymology: dicty- + spore : a multicellular spore of certain fungi that has both longitudinal walls and cross …
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DICTYOSPERMUM SCALE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspərməm- noun Etymology: dictyospermum from New Latin Dictyospermum (synonym of Aneilema ), from dicty- + -spermum : a widely distributed …
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DICTYOSOME — ˈdiktēəˌsōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dicty- + -some; originally formed as Italian dictiosoma : golgi body
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DICTYOSIPHON — |diktēə+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from dicty- + Greek siphōn tube, pipe, siphon — more at siphon : …
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DICTYOPHORA — ˌdiktēˈäf(ə)rə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from dicty- + -phora : a genus of stinkhorn fungi closely related to …
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DICTYONINA — -əˈnīnə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek diktyon net + New Latin -ina — more at dicty- …
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DICTYONEMA — ˌ ̷ ̷tēəˈnēmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from dicty- + -nema : a genus of graptolites common in Ordovician and …
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DICTYOKINESIS — ˌdiktē(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from dicty- + kinesis : fission of the Golgi apparatus as a normal reproductive process
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DICTYOGEN — ˈdiktēəˌjen, -_jə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin dicty- + English -gen : a monocotyledonous plant having net-veined leaves …
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