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English
Etymology
From tweed + -y.
Adjective
tweedy (comparative tweedier, superlative tweediest)
- (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, archived from the original on 1 December 2020:We all sat in stuffy classrooms and had men in tweedy sportscoats ruin our afternoons.
- (of a person) wearing tweed clothing
- (of a person) preppy
Translations
made of tweed or having similar texture