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TWEEDY (tweedier, tweediest)
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, tweediest Dictionary entry overview: What does tweedy mean?
• TWEEDY (adjective)
The adjective TWEEDY has 2 senses:
1. of textiles; having a rough surface
2. (of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy
Familiarity information: TWEEDY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of textiles; having a rough surface
Synonyms:
homespun; nubbly; nubby; slubbed; tweedy
Context example:
a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Derivation:
tweed (thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland)
tweediness (looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth))
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy
Similar:
upper-class (occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society)
Derivation:
tweediness (an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds)
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