tatty 1
— tattily , adv. — tattiness , n.
/tat"ee/ , adj., tattier, tattiest .
1. cheap or tawdry; vulgar: a tatty production of a Shakespearean play.
2. shabby or ill-kempt; ragged; untidy: an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains.
[ 1505-15; tat rag (prob. back formation from TATTER 1 ) + -Y 1 ]
tatty 2
/tat"ee/ , n. , pl. tatties .
(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.
Also, tattie .
[ 1785-95; tatti ]