First Known Use: 1513
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tatty
adjective tat·ty \ˈta-tē\
: old and in poor condition
tat·ti·ertat·ti·est
Full Definition of TATTY
: rather worn, frayed, or dilapidated : shabby <a tatty shirt>
— tat·ti·ness \-nəs\ noun
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Origin of TATTY
perhaps akin to Old English tætteca rag — more at tatter
Related to TATTY
- Synonyms
- beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, shabby, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
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