adjective
-·tier, -·ti·estBrit. shabby, decrepit, or tawdry
Origin of tatty
probably from Old English taetteca, a rag, akin to Old Norse töturr, tattertatty
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tatty
adjective
tat·ti·er, tat·ti·estSomewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated.
Origin of tatty
Probably from tat a rag, shabby personTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative tattier, superlative tattiest)
- Dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
- The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat.
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