nattiness
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a word derived from
natty.
nattyadjectiveneatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce.
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
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.
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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.
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"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
One of those women who are all shirt and collar and nattiness, with a gold fox for a tie-pin and a hunting-crop under the arm.
From The Woman with the Fan by Robert Smythe Hichens