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natty

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nat·ty  (nt)
adj. nat·ti·er, nat·ti·est
Neat, trim, and smart; dapper.

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

natti·ly adv.
natti·ness n.

natty
Adjective
[-tier, -tiest] Informal smart and spruce [dialect net neat]
nattily adv
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Adj.1.natty - marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

natty
adjective smart, sharp, dashing, elegant, trim, neat, fashionable, stylish, trendy Brit. (informal) chic, spruce, well-dressed, dapper, snazzy (informal) well-turned-out, crucial (slang) schmick Austral. (informal)


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“There is no human aid nearer than Templeton,” he said, “and the hut of Natty is full three miles from this— come, come, my young friend, go with us, and let the new doctor look to this shoulder of thine.
As every word uttered by Natty Bumppo was not to be received as rigid truth, we took the liberty of putting the "Horican" into his mouth, as the substitute for "Lake George.
His cap was a dainty thing, his close- buttoned blue cloth roundabout was new and natty, and so were his pantaloons.
 
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