tweedy
Americanadjective
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made of or resembling tweed, as in texture, appearance, or the like.
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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.
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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.
adjective
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of, made of, or resembling tweed
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showing a fondness for a hearty outdoor life, usually associated with wearers of tweeds
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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 • Apr. 16, 2025
But it’s clear that the phenomenon is not just the tweedy concern of linguists.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025
With its mixture of tweedy understatement and strong feelings, it showed Queen Elizabeth having to adjust to changed times, filling in the unspoken gaps, in a way that humanised the Royal Family.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022
He carried himself like a tweedy Ivy League professor, genial but with authority in reserve.
From Washington Post • May 22, 2022
Now I was on one of his tweedy shoulders.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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