natty
adjective
neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce.
nattiness
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a word derived from
natty.
Example Sentences
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They shared a general disregard for nattiness, an informal mode of speech, an obsession with detail, an irrepressible absent-mindedness.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2011
The inspiration could in part be a White House incumbent, whose folksy nattiness is a considerable part of his charm, but men's clothing is a thriving business.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of the two men, Andre De Shields is a cat of cool gray nattiness and Ken Page is a slithery streetwise shark with a mi metic gift for Waller's gravelly mocking asides.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are still preserved in the state in which he left them, and strikingly illustrate his love of order, "nattiness," and dexterity.
From Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers by Samuel Smiles
"I think he looks neat to the point of nattiness, which is finical in a man," Beth answered.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Sarah Grand
