TWEEDY

tweedy

(adjective) (of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy

nubby, homespun(p), nubbly, slubbed, tweedy

(adjective) of textiles; having a rough surface; “a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tweedy (comparative tweedier, superlative tweediest)

(of clothing) made of tweed, or having a similar rough texture

(of a person) wearing tweed clothing

(of a person) preppy

Proper noun

Tweedy (plural Tweedys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tweedy is the 9258th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3516 individuals. Tweedy is most common among White (87.29%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary



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