as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
the owner has let the restaurant become increasingly tatty over the years
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Recent Examples of tatty
Thierry notified me of his satisfaction with another grunt and reached into the pillowy recesses of his fleece to produce a tatty padded envelope stuffed with Euros.
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Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Twenty-five years after construction, when materials get tatty and tastes change, is the danger time.
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Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2025
Texas Renée likes to be alone in tatty clothes with the dogs, crisscrossing the country and hanging out at the vet, cleaning the yard or planting and pruning things.
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Hugh Grant,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
The coffee table had been painted black all over and looked rather tatty.
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Alyce Collins,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tatty
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Twenty-five years after construction, when materials get tatty and tastes change, is the danger time.
—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2025
Texas Renée likes to be alone in tatty clothes with the dogs, crisscrossing the country and hanging out at the vet, cleaning the yard or planting and pruning things.
—
Hugh Grant,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
The coffee table had been painted black all over and looked rather tatty.
—
Alyce Collins,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tatty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tatty
Adjective
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The Reflecting Pool has been a pet project of the president, who, before renovations got underway this spring, characterized it as dilapidated and dirty and said previous presidents had neglected it.
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Unable to pay rent, the boys moved several hours away to the small, dilapidated house with the leaky roof where rent is minimal.
Adjective
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Underdog startups and neglected divisions tell similar stories.
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Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.
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“Tatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tatty. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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