tattily

Variant of tatty

tatty definition

tatty (tat′ē)

adjective tattier -·tier, tattiest -·ti·est

Brit. shabby, decrepit, or tawdry

Etymology: prob. < OE taetteca, a rag, akin to ON töturr, tatter

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