/ ˈnæti; NAmE / adjective ( old-fashioned , informal )
1.
neat and fashionable :
a natty suit
2.
well designed; clever :
a natty little briefcase
► nat·tily adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (originally slang): perhaps related to neat .
/ ˈnæti; NAmE / adjective ( old-fashioned , informal )
1.
neat and fashionable :
a natty suit
2.
well designed; clever :
a natty little briefcase
► nat·tily adverb
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (originally slang): perhaps related to neat .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005