tweedy

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tweed·y /ˈtwiːdi/ adjective  1. British EnglishDC wearing tweed clothes in a way that is thought to be typical of the British upper class 爱穿粗花呢服装的；典型英国上层阶级的2. TIMmade of tweed or like tweed （像）粗花呢的

Examples from the Corpus

tweedy• tweedy academics• His vulgarity offended the code of his tweedy circle.• There was no sign of anyone resembling the tweedy man that phoned.• We smoke a bit of skag, feel better and nod off on the tweedy settee before the heater.• Michael Kors' silver mini-sheath with tweedy shell coat. 6.

tweed·y adjectiveChineseSyllable  

thought to clothes in wearing is that Corpus tweed a way

tweedy
tweed‧y /ˈtwiːdi/ adjective
1. British English wearing tweed clothes in a way that is thought to be typical of the British upper class
2. made of tweed or like tweed

tweedyBrE /ˈtwiːdi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtwiːdi/ 🔊 adjectivemade of or looking like tweed 粗花呢制的；像粗花呢的◆a tweedy jacket粗花呢夹克(BrE, informal, often disapproving) used to describe the sort of person who often wears tweeds and therefore shows that they belong to the social class of rich people who live in the country （经常身穿呢子衣服）乡绅的，乡绅派头的