tatty

tat·ty  (tt)

adj. tat·ti·er, tat·ti·est

Somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated.

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[Probably from tat, a rag, shabby person.]

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tatty [ˈtætɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest

Chiefly Brit worn out, shabby, tawdry, or unkempt

[of Scottish origin, probably related to Old English tættec a tatter]

tattily  adv

tattiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tatty - showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" moth-eaten, shabby, ratty worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	tatty - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, tawdry, trashy, brassy, cheap, loud, meretricious, tacky tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste

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tatty

adjective (Chiefly Brit.) shabby, seedy, scruffy, worn, poor, neglected, ragged, run-down, frayed, worn out, dilapidated, tattered, tawdry, threadbare, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, down at heel, the worse for wear, having seen better days A lot of the houses in the street were very tatty.
new, good, smart, well-preserved

Translations

tatty [ˈtætɪ] ADJ (tattier (compar) (tattiest (superl))) (= shabby) [clothes] → raído, deshilachado; [furniture] → estropeado

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tatty [ˈtæti] adj (British) [clothes, shoes, curtains, book, furniture, office, house, hotel] → défraîchi(e)

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tatty¹

adj (+er) (esp Brit inf) → schmuddelig; clothes → schäbig

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tatty [ˈtætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) (shabby) → malandato/a, malridotto/a; (paint) → scrostato/a

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tatty

adj tatty [ˈtӕti]

shabby and untidy tatty clothes. onnet قَذِر ومُهَلْهَل дрипав chatrný nusset lumpig φθαρμένος, απεριποίητος raído, desaseado närune, lohakas ژنده؛ مندرس ruokoton miteux, fatigué מוּזנַח וּבָלוּי फटा, पुराना otrcan, neuredan topis buruk tuskulegur trasandato みすぼらしい 싸구려 apskuręs noplucis; nošņurcis lusuh slordig fillet, tarvelig niechlujny surrado zdrenţăros, uzat потрёпанный chatrný beden pohaban sjabbig, sjaskig หยาบ bakımsız, pejmürde 破舊的, 不整潔的 обшарпаний گندہ، بے سليقہ tồi tàn, rách rưới 破旧的, 不整洁的