tatty
1[ tat-ee ]
/ ˈtæt i /
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adjective, tat·ti·er, tat·ti·est.
cheap or tawdry; vulgar: a tatty production of a Shakespearean play.
shabby or ill-kempt; ragged; untidy: an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains.
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OTHER WORDS FROM tatty
tat·ti·ly, adverbtat·ti·ness, nounWords nearby tatty
tattletale, tattletale gray, tattoo, tattva, tat tvam asi, tatty, Tatum, tau, Taubaté, Tauber, Tauchnitz
Definition for tatty (2 of 2)
tatty2
or tat·tie
[ tat-ee ]
/ ˈtæt i /
noun, plural tat·ties.
(in India) a screen, usually made of coarse, fragrant fibers, placed over a window or door and kept moistened with water in order to cool and deodorize the room.
Origin of tatty
2First recorded in 1785–95, tatty is from the Hindi word ṭaṭṭī
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British Dictionary definitions for tatty
tatty
/ (ˈtætɪ) /
adjective -tier or -tiest
mainly British worn out, shabby, tawdry, or unkempt
Derived forms of tatty
tattily, adverbtattiness, nounWord Origin for tatty
C16: of Scottish origin, probably related to Old English tættec a tatter
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