- twee adj Brit
- [twiː]
fam (pej: person) affettato (-a), (decor) lezioso (-a)
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twee adj Brit
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twee — /twee/, adj. Chiefly Brit. affectedly dainty or quaint: twee writing about furry little creatures. [1900 05; appar. reduced from tweet (perh. via pron. twi), mimicking child s pron. of SWEET] * * * … Universalium
twee — [[t]twi[/t]] adj. brit. affectedly dainty or elegant • Etymology: 1900–05; appar. reduced from tweet (perh. via pron. twiˀ), mimicking child s pron. of sweet twee′ness, n … From formal English to slang
twee — [twē] adj. [back form. < tweet, in same sense < child s pronun. of SWEET] Brit. affectedly clever, dainty, sweet, etc … English World dictionary
twee — adj. (tweer; tweest) Brit. usu. derog. affectedly dainty or quaint. Derivatives: tweely adv. tweeness n. Etymology: childish pronunc. of SWEET … Useful english dictionary
twee — [[t]twi͟ː[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (disapproval) If you say that something is twee, it is pretty or sentimental in a way that you think is excessive or silly. [BRIT] … English dictionary
kittenish — adj 1. playful, playsome, full of play, playful as a kitten; sportive, funloving, frolicsome, frisky, Fr. folatre. 2.All Disparaging. cute, overly cute, too cute, cutesy, Brit. Sl. twee; infantile, girlish; coquettish, coy, tricksy … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
precious — adj 1. valuable, costly, high priced, of high price; expensive, rich, sumptuous, beyond price, priceless; premium, fine, superfine, exquisite, dainty; rare, select, elite, superior, superlative, supreme, prize; extraordinary, special, uncommon,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
priggish — adj 1. prudish, puritanical, bluenosed, overmodest, old maidish; hidebound, strait laced, stiff, stiff necked, strict, severe, formal; snobbish, stilted, Inf. high hat, Sl. snooty, Sl. snotty; smug, sanctimonious, Inf. stuffy; fastidious,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
