tweedy

See also: Tweedy

English

Etymology

From tweed +‎ -y.

Adjective

tweedy (comparative tweedier, superlative tweediest)

  1. (of clothing) made of tweed, or having a similar rough texture
    • 1988 May 6, Michael Miner, “"Chicago Times" Reaches for the Cutting Edge; Nicole Drieske Goes Public; Harry Golden”, in Chicago Reader‎[1], archived from the original on 1 December 2020:
      We all sat in stuffy classrooms and had men in tweedy sportscoats ruin our afternoons.
  2. (of a person) wearing tweed clothing
  3. (of a person) preppy

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