What does tatty mean?

Definitions for tatty
ˈtæt itat·ty

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tatty.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tattyadjective

    showing signs of wear and tear

    "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"

  2. brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashyadjective

    tastelessly showy

    "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

Wiktionary

  1. tattynoun

    potato

  2. tattyadjective

    Dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn

    The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat.

ChatGPT

  1. tatty

    Tatty is an adjective that refers to something being worn out, old, or in poor condition, often due to continuous use or age. It generally implies a shabby, unkempt, or sloppy appearance.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tatty

    tat′i, n. an East Indian screen or mat made of the roots of the fragrant cuscus-grass, with which door or window openings are filled up in the season of hot winds. [Hind. tātī.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tatty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tatty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tatty in a Sentence

  1. Will Stevenson:

    It was incredible, they looked like they had never been touched since the day they were put in the album. They were pristine and looked like brand new photographs with so much color. The box was a bit tatty and covered in dust and dead spiders, so I wasn’t expecting much.

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