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   tatty

   /ˈtati/

   adjective

   • 1. worn and shabby; in poor condition: informal "tatty upholstered furniture"
   • ▪ of poor quality: informal "the generally tatty output of the current Celtic revival"

   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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tattyTatty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TATTY is rather worn, frayed, or dilapidated : shabby. How to use tatty in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTATTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈtæt.i / us / ˈtæt̬.i / Add to word list. old and in bad condition: tatty old jeans. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In bad condition. battered. battle-scarred. be on the skids idiom. beat someone up. blasted. have seen better days idiom. hors de combat. impaired. in decay. in good, bad, etc. repair idiom. ruined.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTATTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as tatty, you think it is untidy, rather dirty, and looks as if it has not been cared for. [ mainly British ] There were a lot of guest houses which were very tatty.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › tattyTATTY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › tattyTatty - definition of tatty by The Free Dictionary

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   Define tatty. tatty synonyms, tatty pronunciation, tatty translation, English dictionary definition of tatty. adj. tat·ti·er , tat·ti·est Somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTATTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   us / ˈtæt̬.i / uk / ˈtæt.i /. Add to word list. old and in bad condition: tatty old jeans. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In bad condition. battered. battle-scarred. be on the skids idiom.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryTATTY - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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   If you describe something as tatty, you think it is messy, not very clean, and looks as if it has not been cared for. [...]