Definition of Tweedy
Tweedy
Twee·dy


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Resembling or characteristic of tweed, especially in being rustic or old-fashioned.

e.g. The professor's tweedy jacket made him look like a stereotypical academic.

(adjective)
(informal) tending to wear clothes made of a rough, woven woolen material, describing a person, often suggesting that they are scholarly, academic, or learned in nature;

e.g. The event was mostly attended by tweedy professors and writers.



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