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   Tat·ty

   /ˈtadē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. worn and shabby; in poor condition: informal "the room was furnished in slightly tatty upholstered furniture"
   • ▪ of poor quality: informal "his gap-toothed smile and tatty haircut"

   Word Origin early 16th century (originally Scots, in the sense ‘tangled, matted, shaggy’): apparently ultimately related to Old English tættec ‘rag’, of Germanic origin; compare with tattered.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tattily adverb
   • 2. tattiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   adjective. UK informal uk / ˈtæti / Add to word list. untidy and in bad condition: He turned up wearing a pair of tatty old jeans. (Definition of tatty from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of tatty. in Chinese (Traditional) 破舊的，破爛的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 破旧的，破烂的… See more. in Spanish.

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   Definitions of tatty. adjective. showing signs of wear and tear. “an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains”. synonyms: moth-eaten, raggedy, ratty, shabby. worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use. adjective. tastelessly showy.

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   Tatty definition: cheap or tawdry; vulgar. See examples of TATTY used in a sentence.

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   Tatty definition, cheap or tawdry; vulgar: a tatty production of a Shakespearean play. See more.

6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tattytatty | meaning of tatty in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   tatty meaning, definition, what is tatty: in bad condition: Learn more.

7. www.wordreference.com › definition › tattytatty - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   tatty /ˈtætɪ/ adj ( -tier, -tiest) chiefly Brit worn out, shabby, tawdry, or unkempt. Etymology: 16th Century: of Scottish origin, probably related to Old English tættec a tatter. ˈtattily adv ˈtattiness n. 'tatty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): tat - tattie.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › tatty_adj2tatty, adj.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the adjective tatty mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective tatty . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.