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tattiest — tat·ty || tætɪ adj. (British) tawdry, loud, cheap; shabby, worn out … English contemporary dictionary
tatty — tatty1 tattily, adv. tattiness, n. /tat ee/, adj., tattier, tattiest. 1. cheap or tawdry; vulgar: a tatty production of a Shakespearean play. 2. shabby or ill kempt; ragged; untidy: an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains. [1505 15;… … Universalium
tatty — tat|ty [ˈtæti] adj comparative tattier superlative tattiest [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: tat dirty or torn piece of cloth (19 20 centuries)] informal in bad condition = ↑shabby ▪ tatty jeans ▪ a few tatty old chairs >tattily adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
tatty — adjective (tattier, tattiest) informal worn and shabby; in poor condition. Derivatives tattily adverb tattiness noun Origin C16: appar. ult. related to OE tættec rag , of Gmc origin; cf. tattered … English new terms dictionary
tatty — adjective tattier, tattiest informal especially BrE untidy or in a bad condition; shabby: tatty jeans | a few tatty old chairs tattily adverb tattiness noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tatty — UK [ˈtætɪ] / US adjective Word forms tatty : adjective tatty comparative tattier superlative tattiest informal old and in bad condition … English dictionary
tatty — /ˈtæti / (say tatee) adjective (tattier, tattiest) untidy; shabby; tawdry: *Shadow followed at a distance, plonked himself down, head on paws, and ears pricked, on John s tatty, green bedside mat. –carole elise grongard, 1986. {probably… …
tattily — tatty ► ADJECTIVE (tattier, tattiest) informal ▪ worn and shabby; in poor condition. DERIVATIVES tattily adverb tattiness noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «rag»; related to TATTERED(Cf. ↑tattered) … English terms dictionary
tattiness — tatty ► ADJECTIVE (tattier, tattiest) informal ▪ worn and shabby; in poor condition. DERIVATIVES tattily adverb tattiness noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «rag»; related to TATTERED(Cf. ↑tattered) … English terms dictionary
tatty — ► ADJECTIVE (tattier, tattiest) informal ▪ worn and shabby; in poor condition. DERIVATIVES tattily adverb tattiness noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «rag»; related to TATTERED(Cf. ↑tattered) … English terms dictionary
tatty — [tat′ē] adj. tattier, tattiest [prob. < OE taetteca, a rag, akin to ON töturr, TATTER] [Chiefly Brit.] shabby, decrepit, or tawdry tattily adv. tattiness n … English World dictionary
