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tattily — tatty ► ADJECTIVE (tattier, tattiest) informal ▪ worn and shabby; in poor condition. DERIVATIVES tattily adverb tattiness noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «rag»; related to TATTERED(Cf. ↑tattered) … English terms dictionary
tattily — adverb in a cheap manner a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar • Syn: ↑cheaply, ↑inexpensively • Ant: ↑expensively (for: ↑cheaply) • … Useful english dictionary
cheaply — adverb 1. in a stingy manner their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily • Syn: ↑stingily, ↑chintzily • Derived from adjective: ↑chintzy (for: ↑chintzily), ↑cheap … Useful english dictionary
inexpensively — adverb 1. in a cheap manner a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar • Syn: ↑cheaply, ↑tattily • Ant: ↑expensively (for: ↑cheaply) … Useful english dictionary
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tatty — tatty1 tattily, adv. tattiness, n. /tat ee/, adj., tattier, tattiest. 1. cheap or tawdry; vulgar: a tatty production of a Shakespearean play. 2. shabby or ill kempt; ragged; untidy: an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains. [1505 15;… … Universalium
tatty — tat|ty [ˈtæti] adj comparative tattier superlative tattiest [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: tat dirty or torn piece of cloth (19 20 centuries)] informal in bad condition = ↑shabby ▪ tatty jeans ▪ a few tatty old chairs >tattily adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
tatty — adjective (tattier, tattiest) informal worn and shabby; in poor condition. Derivatives tattily adverb tattiness noun Origin C16: appar. ult. related to OE tættec rag , of Gmc origin; cf. tattered … English new terms dictionary
tatty — adjective tattier, tattiest informal especially BrE untidy or in a bad condition; shabby: tatty jeans | a few tatty old chairs tattily adverb tattiness noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tattiness — tatty ► ADJECTIVE (tattier, tattiest) informal ▪ worn and shabby; in poor condition. DERIVATIVES tattily adverb tattiness noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «rag»; related to TATTERED(Cf. ↑tattered) … English terms dictionary
