tweedlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From tweed + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of tweed.
Mr. Bigbucks was here again at the Salvatore Ferragamo show, conjured this time wearing sharp-edged suits of white cotton (with accompanying gloves), handsome tweedlike cotton blazers or faintly feminine evening clothes (a kind of shiny hoodie) that suggested a time in the future when it will be the man who needs help with his zipper before leaving the house.
2007 June 28, Guy Trebay, “Looking Like a Billion Bucks”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tweedlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tweedlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |