tweedy

American  

[twee-dee] / ˈtwi di /

adjective

tweedier, tweediest

1. made of or resembling tweed, as in texture, appearance, or the like.

2. wearing or favoring tweeds, especially as a mark of a casual, sporty, or intellectual way of life, as at college or in the country.

   a tweedy sportswoman.

3. accustomed to, preferring, or characterized by the wearing of tweeds, as in genteel country life or academia.

   a large and tweedy colony of civil servants and government officials.

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tweedy British  

/ ˈtwiːdɪ /

adjective

1. of, made of, or resembling tweed

2. showing a fondness for a hearty outdoor life, usually associated with wearers of tweeds

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Other Word Forms

• tweediness noun

Etymology

Origin of tweedy

First recorded in 1910–15; tweed + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Yet quibbling would seem as tweedy as arguing that the film is peddling both nostalgia and anemoia — a longing for an era one never knew firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times

In “Sherlock & Daughter,” Thewlis’ cranky, clipped performance spells out why so few venture to peel back the tweedy front he places between himself and everyone else.

From Salon

But it’s clear that the phenomenon is not just the tweedy concern of linguists.

From Los Angeles Times

But his tweedy and serenely skeptical Beckett double pointedly inquires, “Whose forgiveness do you need the most?”

From Los Angeles Times

Star professors were either master thinkers introducing new rigor and glamour into a tweedy profession gone stale, or theory-addled tenured radicals taking a hatchet to the masterpieces of Western culture.

From New York Times