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Tweedy

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Adjective

1. homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedy

of textiles; having a rough surface

Example Sentences:
'a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns'

2. tweedy

(of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tweedy

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adjectiveWord forms: tweedier or tweediest
1. 
of, made of, or resembling tweed
2. 
showing a fondness for a hearty outdoor life, usually associated with wearers of tweeds

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Tweedy

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈtweedier or ˈtweediest
1. 
of or like tweed
2. 
a. 
habitually wearing tweeds
b. 
characterized by a casually tailored look, fondness for the outdoors, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tweedy

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adj. tweed·i·er, tweed·i·est
1. Made of tweed.
2. Wearing tweeds.
3. Informal Suggestive of casual, informal taste, habits, and lifestyle: "He's rumpled and tweedy ... if he were preparing to drink a martini, he might casually stir it with his finger" (Phil McCombs).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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