NATTILY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

nattily

adverb

Definition of nattily

as in neatly

in a strikingly neat and trim manner he's very nattily dressed in a new tailored suit

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Recent Examples of nattily Thanks to his book, Bloom, a bald, chain-smoking, nattily dressed, thitherto obscure translator of Plato and Rousseau, became nearly as famous as Derrida himself. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 But the show doesn’t start until the 79-year-old De Shields nattily flips his jacket open, to the approving roar of the audience. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 In one such cord-and-mirror series, he is nattily dressed in a plaid oxford shirt and a necktie. — David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025

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His punchy, slightly cornball charm, combined with a winning smile that neatly masked his Nixonian ambition, cemented Mulroney’s status as a modern Canadian politician, someone willing to lead the nation through the 1980s into an uncertain future.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
This approach assumes human behaviors fit neatly into predetermined blocks.

— Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of neatly

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As the curtain lifts, Eugene (a dashingly coiffed Joseph Walsh, with perfect villainous eyebrows) faces his uncle’s casket, shaking with horror.

— Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
Turner is also great, playing the dashingly handsome hero with emotional depth.

— Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025

Definition of dashingly

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Prices have surged more than 20% this month as fighting has sharply escalated in the Persian Gulf.

— Spencer Kimball,Justina Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
The national average for regular gasoline has risen sharply over the past week, while California prices have climbed back to about $6 per gallon, according to AAA.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sharply

Adverb

Incredibly easy to style, these effortless shoes pair casually with jeans, smartly with trousers or a skirt, or elegantly with your favorite fall dress.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026
There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

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