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Definition of “tweedy”

tweedy (ˈtwiːdɪ Pronunciation for tweedy

Definitions

adjective

Word forms:  tweedier, tweediest
  1. of, made of, or resembling tweed
  2. showing a fondness for a hearty outdoor life, usually associated with wearers of tweeds

Derived Forms

ˈtweediness noun

Example Sentences Including 'tweedy'

) Yes, we did a (low gasp of horror from tweedy English lady) good thing leaving the Calcutta gutters.
Alexander Games (compiler) THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)
For a start, he was from Birmingham and lived a tweedy life as a particularly arcane academic.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
For what Emerald needed to find was a hint, a suspicion of tweedy tailoring in the Paris collections.
Pacter, Trudi Yellow Bird
Harry's wife (Josephine Butler) turns from a wayward girl into a tweedy wife with dogs called Heathcliff, Darcy and Rochester.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
Muttering under my breath, I chose a pair of russet trousers, a cream poloneck angora and lambswool jumper and a tweedy jacket.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
The interior styling is much the same, with nice tweedy upholstery and understated black plastic taking up much of the console and dash.
Toronto Sun (2003)
the voice continued, and a woman in a tweedy jacket strode into view.
Kate Cann READY? (2001)

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