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tatty

tat·ty
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tat-ee]
    • /ˈtæt i/
    • /ˈtæt.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tat-ee]
    • /ˈtæt i/

Definitions of tatty word

  • adjective tatty cheap or tawdry; vulgar: a tatty production of a Shakespearean play. 1
  • adjective tatty shabby or ill-kempt; ragged; untidy: an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains. 1
  • noun plural tatty (in India) a screen, usually made of coarse, fragrant fibers, placed over a window or door and kept moistened with water in order to cool and deodorize the room. 1
  • adjective tatty scruffy, shabby 1
  • adjective tatty poorly or cheaply made 1
  • adjective tatty If you describe something as tatty, you think it is untidy, rather dirty, and looks as if it has not been cared for. 0

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Origin of tatty

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; tat rag (probably back formation from tatter1) + -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tatty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tatty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

tatty usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tatty

adj tatty

  • catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
  • cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
  • cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
  • dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
  • dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.

adjective tatty

  • battered — Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot.
  • cure — If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
  • curer — A healer.
  • degenerated — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
  • dingy — of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.

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