twee

twee  (tw)

adj. Chiefly British

Overly precious or nice.

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[Alteration of tweet, baby-talk alteration of sweet.]

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twee [twiː]

adj

Brit excessively sentimental, sweet, or pretty

[from tweet, mincing or affected pronunciation of sweet]

tweely  adv

tweeness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

twee - affectedly dainty or refined         dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

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twee

adjective (Informal)

1. sweet, pretty, cute, sentimental, quaint, dainty, cutesy (informal, chiefly U.S.), bijou, precious twee musical boxes shaped like cottages

2. sentimental, over-sentimental, soppy (Brit. informal), mawkish, affected, precious Although twee at times, the script is well-constructed.

Translations

twee [twiː] ADJ (Brit) (pej) → cursi, afectado

twee

adj (+er) (Brit inf) → niedlich, putzig (inf); manner → geziert; clothes → niedlich; description → verniedlichend; expression → gekünstelt; words → zuckersüß; it sounds twee → es klingt geziert

twee [twiː] adj (Brit) (fam, pej) (person) → affettato/a; (decor) → lezioso/a