Tweedy

adj, name

adj, name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made of tweed, or having a similar rough texture.

    "We all sat in stuffy classrooms and had men in tweedy sportscoats ruin our afternoons."

  2. 2
    Wearing tweed clothing.
  3. 3
    Preppy.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy wordnet
  2. 2
    of textiles; having a rough surface wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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conventionalhomespunnubblynubbyslubbedtraditional

Example

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"Wonder why he was struck off the rolls. Had his office in Hume street. Same house as Molly’s namesake, Tweedy, crown solicitor for Waterford."

Etymology

From tweed + -y.

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