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tweedy
(tweedy)
Pronunciation:
/ˈtwiːdi/
adjective
(
tweedier
,
tweediest
)
(of a garment) made of tweed cloth:
a tweedy suit
informal
habitually wearing tweed clothes:
a stout, tweedy woman
informal
of a robust traditional or rural character (by association with the country gentry who traditionally wear tweeds):
a tweedy gathering of the Cheshire young farmers
Derivatives
tweedily
adverb
tweediness
noun
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