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tweedy

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English tweed Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English tweedy From tweed + -y.

  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. Wearing tweed clothing.
  3. Preppy.

name

  1. A surname.