natty (redirected from nattiest)

nat·ty  (nt)

adj. nat·ti·er, nat·ti·est

Neat, trim, and smart; dapper.

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[Perhaps variant of obsolete netty, from net, elegant, from Middle English, from Old French; see neat¹.]

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natti·ly adv.

natti·ness n.

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natty [ˈnætɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest

Informal smart in appearance or dress; spruce; dapper a natty outfit

[perhaps from obsolete netty, from net neat¹; compare Old French net trim]

nattily  adv

nattiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

natty - marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" jaunty, raffish, rakish, dapper, spiffy, spruce, dashing, snappy fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

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natty

adjective

1. smart, sharp, dashing, elegant, trim, neat, fashionable, stylish, trendy (Brit. informal), chic, spruce, well-dressed, dapper, debonair, snazzy (informal), modish, well-turned-out, rakish, crucial (slang) He was a natty dresser. a natty pin-stripe suit

2. smart, clever, stylish, ingenious, cool a natty little gadget

Translations

natty [ˈnætɪ] ADJ (nattier (compar) (nattiest (superl)))

1. (= smart) [suit, tie] → elegante, elegantoso(esp LAm)
he looked natty in his white uniform → iba de lo más elegantoso or elegantón con su uniforme blanco
to be a natty dresser → ir siempre muy elegantoso or elegantón

2. (= handy) [gadget] → ingenioso

natty [ˈnæti] adj

(= smart) → très classe > inv
a natty pin stripe suit → un costume rayé très classe
to be a natty dresser → s'habiller très classe
Cliff was a natty dresser → Cliff s'habillait très classe.

(= nifty) → très classe > inv
natty little houses → de petites maisons très classe

natty

adj (+er) (inf)

(= neat) dress → schick, schmuck (dated); person → schick, adrett; he’s a natty dresser → er zieht sich immer elegant or schmuck (dated) → an

(= handy) tool, gadget → handlich

natty [ˈnætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → elegante, chic inv

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natty [ˈnætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → elegante, chic inv