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thee | twee |

As a noun thee

is tea.

As an adjective twee is

(british|pejorative) overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

thee

English

(wikipedia thee)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) thee, the, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Pronoun

  • (archaic, literary)
  • * 1598 , Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1 , 1.2.49-50:
    • Prince Henry: Did I ever call for thee to pay thy part?
    Falstaff: No; I'll give thee thy due, thou hast paid all there.
  • *
  • (Quaker, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch English) Thou.
  • * Thee is a little strange, I think.
    • Usage notes
    When used in place of the nominative thou, thee uses the third-person singular form of verbs (see example at "quotations").

    Verb

  • To address (somebody) as "thee"; to thou.
    • See also
    (English personal pronouns)

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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

  • To thrive; prosper.
  • * Spenser
    • Well mote thee , as well can wish your thought.
    Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 3

    : From Pitman zee , which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter ?( ?, which stands for the th sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * ith * eth, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

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    twee

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British, pejorative) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
    • Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste.

    Synonyms

    * precious * saccharine * syrupy

    Related terms

    * twee pop

    Quotations

    * 1999:' Despite the fact that the designs were all a bit '''twee . . . they stood out a mile in the market place at that time. — Janet Foster, ''Docklands: Urban Change and Conflict in a Community in Transition ISBN 1857282744, p. 82 * 2001:' Forget the clichéd image of ''Brigadoon'' and shortbread tins, the dreadfully '''twee tartan tat and Celtic kitsch that, sadly, still exists in the 21st century, and is too often passed off as a genuine Highland experience. — Alan Murphy, ''Scotland Highlands & Islands Handbook: The Travel Guide ISBN 1900949946, p. 11 * 2002:' As always with Disney, there are moments when it all seems a bit '''twee , others when it is excessively PC. — Peter Ellison, ''Folens Models for Writing: Essential Non-fiction ISBN 1843032317, p. 40 * 2005:' I just wouldn’t have felt comfortable saying, "I am a duckbilled platypus, and this is how I find my shrimps." I think it would have been '''twee . — Richard Dawkins, ''Darwin's Rottweiler (interview) Discover magazine 2005-09-08

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