Written, spoken, or expressed in the refined, elegant style of ancient Athens; deliberately made to sound Athenian in character.
Past participle of atticize. From Attic (relating to ancient Attica/Athens) + -ize (to make/become) + -d (past participle marker).
Literary critics analyzing ancient texts can tell when an author 'atticized'—they suddenly switch to fancier vocabulary and more complex sentence structures to seem more educated and impressive.
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