tatty

tat·ty

adj \ˈta-tē\

tat·ti·ertat·ti·est

Definition of TATTY

: rather worn, frayed, or dilapidated : shabby <a tatty shirt>

— tat·ti·ness \-nəs\ noun

Examples of TATTY

1. <the owner has let the restaurant become increasingly tatty over the years>

Origin of TATTY

perhaps akin to Old English tætteca rag — more at tatter

First Known Use: 1513

Related to TATTY

Synonyms: beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, shabby, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown

Related Words: abandoned, uncared-for, unkept; desolate, forlorn, godforsaken; broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out; bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered; decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety, tumbledown; broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

Near Antonyms: brand-new, fresh, new; cared-for, kept-up, maintained; mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed; smart, spiffy, spruce

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Rhymes with TATTY

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