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Tatty   /tˈæti/   Listen
Tatty

adjective
1.
Showing signs of wear and tear.  Synonyms: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby.  "Shabby furniture" , "An old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
2.
Tastelessly showy.  Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tawdry, trashy.  "A flashy ring" , "Garish colors" , "A gaudy costume" , "Loud sport shirts" , "A meretricious yet stylish book" , "Tawdry ornaments"





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"Tatty" Quotes from Famous Books



... carles that are past fighting, and bairns that are no come till't, and wives wi' their rocks and distaffs, the very wally-draigles o' the countryside. And Dougal Gregor, too—wha wad hae thought there had been as muckle sense in his tatty-pow, that ne'er had a better covering than his ain shaggy hassock of hair!—But say away—though I dread what's to come neist—for my Helen's an incarnate devil when her bluid's up—puir thing, she ...
— Rob Roy, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott


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