tatty

adj., -ti·er, -ti·est.

Somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated.

[Probably from tat, a rag, shabby person.]

adjective

Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, threadbare. Informal tacky². Slang ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone topotseed, pastcurehope. See better/worse.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: showing signs of wear and tear
  Synonyms: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby

Meaning #2: tastelessly showy
  Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tawdry, trashy

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - billig, tarvelig, snusket, nusset

2.
n. - kølingsforhæng

Nederlands (Dutch)
slonzig

Français (French)
1.
adj. - négligé, miteux, délabré, en mauvais état

2.
n. - rideau tissé lâche et humidifié (pour rafraîchir et déodoriser une pièce) (en Inde)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - schäbig, zerfleddert, minderwertig, billig

2.
n. - Fenster- od. Türschirm zur Raumkühlung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φτηνός, παρακατιανός, τριμμένος, φθαρμένος, πρόστυχος
n. - ψάθινη κουρτίνα

Italiano (Italian)
malandato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de mau gosto, espalhafatoso, inferior, esfarrapado
n. - esteira (f) de raízes de vetiver que se conserva pendurada para perfumar o ar

Русский (Russian)
потрепанный, обшарпанный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - en mal estado, gastado, raído, pobre

2.
n. - persiana utilizada en India, para mantener ambientes frescos y libres de malos olores (colocadas sobre puertas o ventanas. Se mantienen húmedas con agua)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sjabbig, sjaskig, skräpig, billig, tarvlig
n. - potatis (dialekt)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不整洁的, 低劣的, 差的, 衣衫褴褛的, 粗俗的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不整潔的, 低劣的, 差的, 衣衫襤褸的, 粗俗的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 싸구려의, 볼품 없는, 넝마의

2.
n. - (인도에서 방을 시원하게 하고 냄새를 없애기 위해 쓰는) 문이나 창문에 거는 발

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - お粗末な, ぼろの, みすぼらしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خسيس, دنيء, رث الملبس (الاسم) ردئ ألنوع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בעל טעם המוני, נחות, מוזנח, מרופט‬
n. - ‮בעל טעם המוני, נחות, מוזנח, מרופט, מסך סיבים גסים המונח מעל דלת או חלון ונשמר לח כדי לקרר חדר ולהפיג את ריחו (הודו)‬

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