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clatty

clatty adjective: shabby, dirty, greasy.

Adjective

clatty (comparative clattier, superlative clattiest)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland) shabby, dirty, greasy.

Noun

clatty (plural clatties)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland) A shabby, slovenly person.

Forms of clatty

Adjective
comparativeclattier
superlativeclattiest
Noun
pluralclatties

Origin of clatty

A word from Cavan, Ireland.

Questions about clatty

What does clatty mean?
Clatty means shabby, dirty, greasy.
What part of speech is clatty?
Clatty can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near clatty in the dictionary

  1. clattery
  2. clattier
  3. clatties
  4. clattiest
  5. clatting
  6. clatty
  7. Clatworthy
  8. Clatworthys
  9. clauber
  10. Claud
  11. Claude

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