I. ˈtad.]ē, -at], ]i\ adjective
Etymology: perhaps akin to Old English tætteca rag, tatter — more at tatter
1. dialect Britain : shaggy
2. : cheap , inferior — used as a generalized term of disapproval
the street … seemed immensely long and wide, but rather dirty and tatty — Geoffrey Cotterell
the tatty climax … seems an inexcusable last resort — Time
II. noun
also tattie
( plural tatties )
Etymology: Hindi ṭaṭṭī
India : a mat or screen of fibers in a door or window kept wet to cool the air