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TWEEDY
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Irregular inflected forms: tweedier , tweediest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy
Classified under:
Similar:
upper-class (occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society)
Derivation:
tweediness (an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of textiles; having a rough surface
Example:
a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns
Synonyms:
homespun; nubbly; nubby; slubbed; tweedy
Classified under:
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))
