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tweaky

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tweak   (twēk)   
tr.v.   tweaked, tweak·ing, tweaks

  1. To pinch, pluck, or twist sharply.

  2. To adjust; fine-tune.

  3. To make fun of; tease.

n.  

  1. A sharp, twisting pinch.

  2. A teasing remark or action; a joke.


[Probably variant of dialectal twick, from Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian.]
tweak'y adj.
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