tweedy

adjective

ˈtwē-dē How to pronounce tweedy (audio)
tweedier; tweediest
Synonyms of tweedynext
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
c
: academic, scholarly
tweedy authors
tweediness noun

Examples of tweedy in a Sentence

The fabric is a tweedy blend of wool and mohair.
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If tweedy free-speech absolutists and their aggrieved students are capable of finding common ground, this will be the issue that unites them. — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026 And speaking of getting back to business, there’s a tweedy Isabel Marant Etoile blazer that’ll do the job nicely. — Julie Tong, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2021 English cars have a tweedy character, Italian exotics can be fierce, but the French do a sort of wheeled quirkiness that's positively fizzing with zest. — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2022 As men's wear grew less formal, Woody Allen would stake a claim on baggy khaki and corduroy as the uniform of a tweedy, tightly wound New Yorker. — Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 12 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for tweedy

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tweedy was in 1912

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tweedy

adjective
ˈtwēd-ē How to pronounce tweedy (audio)
: of or resembling tweed

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