NATTY (nattier, nattiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: nattier    , nattiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does natty mean? 

• NATTY (adjective)
  The adjective NATTY has 1 sense:

1. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

  Familiarity information: NATTY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NATTY (adjective)

Comparative: nattier   
Superlative: nattiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

Synonyms:

dapper; dashing; jaunty; natty; raffish; rakish; snappy; spiffy; spruce

Context example:

a jaunty red hat

Similar:

fashionable; stylish (being or in accordance with current social fashions)

Derivation:

nattiness (stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance)

 Context examples 

He was reading aloud when Maria thrust open the door and ushered in a young man in a natty suit who glanced briskly about him, noting the oil-burner and the kitchen in the corner before his gaze wandered on to Martin.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)