adj
Meaning 1
Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ratty
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tatty
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈtæti/
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rhymes with -æti
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CMU ARPABET: T AE1 T IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A potato.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, Northern-England, Scotland
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spud, tater
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A kind of reggae dance move.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of tat (“tattoo”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
tastelessly showy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tawdry, trashy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
showing signs of wear and tear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From tatter + -y.
Clipping of potato.
From Hindi [Term?].
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дрипав (dripav) — ragged, worn out, torn
- Bulgarian: опърпан (opǎrpan) — ragged, worn out, torn
- Czech: ošuntělý — ragged, worn out, torn
- Czech: omšelý — ragged, worn out, torn
- Māori: taretare — ragged, worn out, torn
- Māori: tāwekoweko — ragged, worn out, torn
- Māori: karukaru — ragged, worn out, torn
- Māori: petapeta — ragged, worn out, torn
- Māori: kanukanu — ragged, worn out, torn
- Māori: kuha — ragged, worn out, torn
- Romanian: ponosit — ragged, worn out, torn