could you explain this sentence?
It's not twee in any way and has been restored in such a genuine fashion.
I couldn't get the meaning of the word(twee).

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could you explain this sentence?
It's not twee in any way and has been restored in such a genuine fashion. 
I couldn't get the meaning of the word(twee).

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twee
/twiː/

adjective BRITISH
excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental.
"although the film's a bit twee, it's watchable"
synonyms:	quaint, sweet, bijou, dainty, pretty, pretty-pretty; More
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Here it means not excessively something ....
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Not a word you hear every day.

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Thank you very much!

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Like the other person said, it is rarely used, but in this example I would interpret this as meaning it was restored to as close to its original state as possible, without adding tacky gimmicks or quaint little features.

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