tatty
adjective
1. showing signs of wear and tear
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
Similar word(s): worn, ratty, shabby
2. tastelessly showy
Similar word(s): tasteless, brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tawdry, trashy
Sentences with tatty as an adjective:
- The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat.
noun
1. (Northern England, Geordie, slang) potato
2. (India) A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.