hatty
hatty adjective: of, relating to, or resembling, a hat. Also the alternative form of hathi.
Adjective (1)
hatty (comparative hattier, superlative hattiest)
- Of, relating to, or resembling, a hat.
- Every one agrees that there ought to be a reform in Hats […] A proclamation could never accomplish a hatty reform; but we are not prepared to say something might not be done by shrieval interference, which would be consistent with those municipal Institutions that all Englishmen cherish.1850, London Charivari, volume 19, page 156
- Expect a hat which fits the size of your head – it's a very hatty date .1996, Russell Grant, Russell Grant's Book of Birthdays, page 25
- Having the features one expects of a hat.
- He saw a hat, and a most hatty hat, a piece of green felt, shaped with leather and cloth, combining in itself all the quintessentials of hatness contained in all the hats ever made.1942, Michael Amrine, All Sons Must Say Goodbye, page 9
- She should be very happy with the new hatty hats, but she should wear them at a slight angle.1957, Millie Toole, Mrs. Bessie Braddock, M. P.: A Biography, page 210
- Fond of hats.
- We must confess that we never yet heard of such a very hatty Lord Mayor , though we have frequently heard of a Hatti-Sheriff.1851, “All Round The Lord Mayor's Hat.”, in Punch, Or, The London Charivari, volume 20, page 220
- Never mind about the top-hat. We aren't hatty people.1930, A. A. Milne, Mr Pim
- Characterized by the wearing of hats.
- London remains the hattiest city in the world, and yet in this year of celebrations it has let Paris glorify the birth of the beaver.1897, “Our London Letter”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, volume 17, page 222
- They all sat about in the summer-house and in garden-chairs, and were very hatty and ruffly and sunshadey: Three ladies and the curate played croquet with a general immense gravity broken by occasional loud cries of feigned distress from the curate.1967, English Review - Volume 1, page 524
Adjective (2)
hatty (plural hatties)
- A hat trick.
- The England international has been responding to critics on Instagram, commenting under one post regarding the situation: "What do you want me to do, score a hatty in 20?"2025 June 6, “Does Grealish have a future at Man City? Have your say”, in BBC Sport, Salford, England, retrieved 13 Jun 2026
Proper noun capitalized: Hatty
Hatty
- A diminutive of the female given name Harriet.
Also used as
hatty is also the alternative form of hathi.
Examples of hatty in a sentence
- Of co'se dey wa'n't very hatty, but was mo' cappy.2017, Work Projects Administration, The Voices From The Past:
- Mother was a wee bit hatty and she got the milliner in Clarkston Road to line our straw hats with pink silk, and put daisies round them.2013, Anna Blair, Tea at Miss Cranston's:
- The first time it happened we were at some big soirée, full of respectable, hatty ladies.1983, Pat Phoenix, Love, Curiosity, Freckles, and Doubt, page 181:
- In addition, Stephen Jones produced seven hats and, as the show was only eighteen looks, it was, he said, “fairly hatty”.2019, Kerry Taylor, Galliano: Spectacular Fashion:
Forms of hatty
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | hattier |
| superlative | hattiest |
| plural | hatties |
| Noun | |
| plural | hatties |
Origin of hatty
From hat + -y.
Questions about hatty
- What does hatty mean?
- Hatty means of, relating to, or resembling, a hat.
- How do you use hatty in a sentence?
- Of co'se dey wa'n't very hatty, but was mo' cappy.
- What part of speech is hatty?
- Hatty can be an adjective or a proper noun.
Words near hatty in the dictionary
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