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tattier

tattier is the comparative form of tatty.

Meaning of tatty

Adjective

tatty (comparative tattier, superlative tattiest)

  1. Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn.
    • The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat.
    Synonyms:
    ratty

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Questions about tattier

What is tattier the comparative form of?
Tattier is the comparative form of tatty.

Words near tattier in the dictionary

  1. tattie
  2. tattie cake
  3. tattie cakes
  4. tattie scone
  5. tattie scones
  6. tattier
  7. tatties
  8. tattiest
  9. tattily
  10. tattiness
  11. tatting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tattier (page history and authors); tatty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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