"tweety" meaning in English

See tweety in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more tweety [comparative], most tweety [superlative]
Etymology: tweet + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tweet|y}} tweet + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} tweety (comparative more tweety, superlative most tweety)
  1. Characterised by tweets (in various senses).
    Sense id: en-tweety-en-adj-Q4-Q5dV7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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