a soldier in his natty blue uniform
He's quite a natty dresser.
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On their glowing, 1960s-TV-special pedestals, in their natty gray suits and black ties like so many Elvis Costello replicants, Lipton and his band aren’t playing people.—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024 And they were sung by the actual players too, often bedecked with natty knitwear and club scarves.—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024 Yet as Central Austin spawned a half dozen other, nattier nightlife districts, East Sixth Street acquired a reputation — embraced by some, reviled by others — for a certain level of intentional rowdiness.—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Apr. 2024 London’s Chelsea Barracks, in the natty Belgravia district, famously housed the British Royal Army for 150 years before it was converted into a sprawling complex of luxury apartments and townhouses.—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for natty
Word History
Etymology
perhaps alteration of earlier netty, from obsolete net neat, clean
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