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tatty::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moth-eaten, ratty, shabby |
an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains.
Examples of tatty
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For 10 weeks the drill instructors shaped the tatty platoon into smart soldiers.
From the express.co.uk
That makes it more difficult to replace tatty notes and recirculate crisp ones.
From the time.com
Cheap prefabricated buildings on the West Quay approach make the area look tatty.
From the thisishampshire.net
It is almost midnight as classy Knightsbridge gives way to tatty Talgarth Road.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Clean up garden beds by trimming perennial foliage that has faded or looks tatty.
From the kansas.com
In both the kitchen and bathroom, dirty and discoloured grout looks really tatty.
From the expressandstar.com
I bought my tatty 2nd hand copy from a New York state library, via the tinternet.
From the guardian.co.uk
Lonrho's hotel portfolio was reduced to just one tatty hostelry, in Mozambique.
From the economist.com
It is unsophisticated, raw, and aggressive, with the group wearing tatty clothes.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Moth-eaten: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
- Brassy: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
- (tattily) cheaply: in a cheap manner; "a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar"
- Potato; Dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
- Shabby; ragged; inferior.
