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Word: tweedier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...Hollywood were to typecast a Harvard president, they would find someone who was tweedier and spoke with a Harvard accent," observes Rosovsky...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: THE HARVARD CORPORATION | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

...draft of the book describes Post Editor Ben Bradlee as having a "kind of preppy, tweedier-than-thou arrogance." The book also attacks Democratic Representative John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which investigated Tavoulareas' dealings, describing him as a "bully boy." The Congressman responded, also in print. His statement: "The book sounds like the howls of a child caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Publishing: The Mobil Man Tells His Tale | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

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