Definitions for tatty

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tatty tat·ty

Spelling: [tat-ee]

IPA: /ˈtæt i/

Tatty is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 18 anagrams from letters in tatty (attty).

Definitions for tatty

noun

1. (in India) a screen, usually made of coarse, fragrant fibers, placed over a window or door and kept moistened with water in order to cool and deodorize the room.

adjective

1. cheap or tawdry; vulgar:
2. shabby or ill-kempt; ragged; untidy:

Origin of tatty

1505-15; tat rag (probably back formation from tatter¹) + -y¹

Examples for tatty

Then tatty sat down and wept, and a three-legged stool said: "tatty, why do you weep?"

Then tatty sat down and wept; then a three-legged stool said: "tatty, why do you weep?"

Amidst the detritus of old amplifiers, beaten up electric guitars and drum kits was a tatty white plastic bag.