tweedy

[ twee-dee ]

/ ˈtwi di /

adjective, tweed·i·er, tweed·i·est.

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

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.

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.

Nearby words

Origin of tweedy

First recorded in 1910–15; tweed + -y¹

Related formstweed·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for tweedy

“It used to be that you could not research these things adequately,” Tweedy told me.
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Tweedy had gone online to research a small discrepancy in a pair of Mormon texts.
God vs. the Internet. And the Winner is…|Michael Schulson|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite their irritation Mellish and Bondy received Lee with all their tweedy cordiality.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
Pride of Calpe's rocky mount, the ravenhaired daughter of Tweedy.
Ulysses|James Joyce

Wherever a Veitch and a Tweedy met, they fought, and fought to kill.
Highways and Byways in The Border|Andrew Lang
Same house as Molly's namesake, Tweedy, crown solicitor for Waterford.
Ulysses|James Joyce
I am the oldest man in Tweedy's now—older by six years than Sam Collins, who comes next; so there is no mistake about it.
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British Dictionary definitions for tweedy

tweedy

/ (ˈtwiːdɪ) /

adjective tweedier or tweediest

of, made of, or resembling tweed

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

Derived Formstweediness, noun

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Word Origin and History for tweedy

tweedy

adj.

"characteristic of the country or suburban set," 1912, from tweed + -y (2). Related: Tweediness.