natty
pronunciation
How to pronounce natty in British English:
UK [ˈnæti]
How to pronounce natty in American English:
US [ˈnæti]
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- Adjective:
- marked by smartness in dress and manners
Word Origin
- natty
- natty: see neat
- natty (adj.)
- 1785, "neat, smart," originally slang, perhaps an altered form of 16c. nettie "neat, natty," from Middle English net "pure, fine, elegant" (see neat). Related: Nattily.
Example
- 1. The " n release " he 's referring to is the " natty narwhal " , ubuntu 11.04 .
- 2. In the village , mr. breivik caught the attention of locals for his natty attire , formal ways and lack of farming knowledge .
- 3. Canonical 's ubuntu 11.04 " natty narwhal " may still be occupying much of the linux world 's attention , but at last week 's ubuntu developer summit in budapest , the next version of the free and open source linux distribution began to take form .
- 4. You can also see the onboard keyboard with brown keys that is going to be shipped as part of the shiny new natty desktop , plus a version that I spent a few hours theming to make it look like it kind of belongs in the new branding .