tatty
pronunciation
How to pronounce tatty in British English:
UK [ˈtæti]
How to pronounce tatty in American English:
US [ˈtæti]
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- Adjective:
- showing signs of wear and tear
- tastelessly showy
Word Origin
- tatty (adj.)
- 1510s, "tangled or matted" (of hair), Scottish, probably related to Old English tættec "a rag" (see tatter (n.)). Sense of "tattered, ragged, shabby" first recorded 1933.
Example
- 1. There are fewer tatty schools and run-down hospitals .
- 2. Typically tatty merely family members from loved one .
- 3. He smirked a little as he took in my tatty dressing gown and messy hair .
- 4. How to draw tatty teddy the me to you bear .
- 5. He still wears those tatty jeans and plain tops and sadly still looks like a greek god .