twee (tw )adj. Chiefly British Overly precious or nice. [Alteration of tweet, baby-talk alteration of sweet.] |
twee [twiː]
adj
Brit excessively sentimental, sweet, or pretty
[from tweet, mincing or affected pronunciation of sweet]
tweely adv
tweeness n
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| Adj. | 1. |  twee - affectedly dainty or refined refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" |
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
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
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