tweedy
adjective /ˈtwiː.di/Definition
› of or like tweed: a tweedy sports jacketThe style, appearance, and make-up of clothes › describes the life of rich people with homes in the countryside and an interest in sports like hunting: We met a tweedy man walking a couple of dogs.Wealthiness and wealthyClass and class-consciousness in generalWealthiness and wealthyPoverty and poor
(Definition of tweedy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -sleeved suffix
- backless adjective
- baggy adjective
- bespoke adjective
- bootcut adjective
- bootleg adjective (TROUSERS)
- calf-length adjective
- crease noun (FOLD)
- ill-fitting adjective
- knitted adjective
- low-cut adjective
- M, m adjective
- made-to-measure adjective
- sharply adverb (FASHIONABLE)
- skintight adjective
- sleeveless adjective
- slim-fit adjective
- slimming adjective
- slinky adjective
- snug adjective
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