natty

(năt'ē)
adj., -ti·er, -ti·est.
Neat, trim, and smart; dapper.

[Perhaps variant of obsolete netty, from net, elegant, from Middle English, from Old French. See neat¹.]

nattily nat'ti·ly adv.
nattiness nat'ti·ness n.

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Definition: stylish
Antonyms: scruffy

IN BRIEF: adj. - Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.

Tutor's tip: It would be difficult to feel you are a "natty" (neat and tidy) dresser in a room that is "gnatty" (filled with gnats).

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adjective
adjective

1: Of the hair: knotty, matted, as in dreadlocks; of a person: wearing dreadlocks. Also, characteristic of Rastafarian culture. (1974 —) . noun

2: A person who wears dreadlocks, a Rastafarian. (1976 —) .

[From the Jamaican pronunciation of knotty.]

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• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - fiks

2.
adj. - (blandt rastafarier) betegnelse for uredt eller sammenfiltret hår

Nederlands (Dutch)
netjes, kraakhelder, chic, bedreven

Français (French)
1.
adj. - ingénieux (une machine), chic, pimpant

2.
adj. - tressé (des cheveux)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - schick, schmuck, geschickt, clever

2.
adj. - schick, schmuck, geschickt, clever

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καλοβαλμένος, κομψός, στιλάτος, περιποιημένος, σένιος

Italiano (Italian)
elegante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - elegante

Русский (Russian)
элегантный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - elegante, hábil, ingenioso

2.
adj. - estilo de peinado de los Rastas jamaiquinos

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nätt, prydlig, behändig, flink

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
整洁的, 清楚的, 帅的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 整潔的, 清楚的, 帥的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - (옷차림, 풍채 등이)깔끔한

2.
adj. - 라스타파리안 사이의 머리를 기부하는 의식의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - きちんとした, 粋な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أنيق, مرتب, ماهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסודר בלבושו, מסודר, נקי, מצוחצח בהופעתו, מיומן, זריז, חרוץ‬
adj. - ‮של שערות לא מסורקות, או מסודרות בקווצות גדולות‬

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