TWEEDY


Meaning of TWEEDY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtwē-dē ]

adjective

( tweed·i·er ; -est )

Date: 1912

1. : of or resembling tweed

a tweedy wool blend

2.

a. : given to wearing tweeds

b. : informal or suggestive of the outdoors in taste or habits

a tweedy , clubby world of horse shows and parties

c. : academic , scholarly

tweedy authors

• tweed·i·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.