natty

nat·ty

adjective \ˈna-tē\

nat·ti·ernat·ti·est

Definition of NATTY

: trimly neat and tidy : smart <natty clothes> <a natty dresser>

— nat·ti·ly \ˈna-tə-lē\ adverb

— nat·ti·ness \ˈna-tē-nəs\ noun

Examples of NATTY

1. a soldier in his natty blue uniform
2. He's quite a natty dresser.

Origin of NATTY

perhaps alteration of earlier netty, from obsolete net neat, clean

First Known Use: 1557

Related to NATTY

Synonyms

dapper, smart, sharp, snappy, spruce

Antonyms

disheveled (or dishevelled), frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt

Related Words

dolled up, dressy, elegant, formal, spiffed-up; orderly, tidy; à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, in, modish, stylish; careful, fastidious, fussy, meticulous; combed, groomed; clean, immaculate, pristine, spotless, squeaky-clean

Near Antonyms

messy, mussed, rumpled, uncombed, untidy, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy; dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, nasty, scroungy, scrubby, scruffy, scuzzy [slang], smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean; dowdy, inelegant, unfashionable, unstylish

Rhymes with NATTY

batty, catty, chatty, fatty, patty, platy, ratty, scatty, tattie, tatty