单词	tattiness
释义	tattytat‧ty /ˈtæti/ adjective (comparative tattier, superlative tattiest) Word Origin WORD ORIGINtatty Origin: 1900-2000 tat ‘dirty or torn piece of cloth’ (19-20 centuries) Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a tatty old hat At the window of the cottage hang tatty, faded curtains. Some of our textbooks are starting to look rather tatty. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But a tatty, concrete post-war extension located on the south-east corner was demolished. But in truth he was a tatty little man with a furtive walk. It struck her how tatty many of the buildings appeared now the lack of sun had robbed them of their charm. The banners we have are getting tatty as no-one worries very much how they are stored. They were tatty and smelly and lethargic. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthings made of paper or cloth that are in bad condition► shabby clothes, books etc that look shabby are no longer in good condition because they are old and have been used a lot: · John was standing in the doorway in his shabby blue suit.· She wore shabby black clothes, with holes in the elbows of her jacket. ► worn something such as material or cloth that is worn is thinner or weaker in particular parts as a result of being used a lot over a long time: · There was a worn Persian rug on the parquet floor.· We used to cut up worn blankets to make sleeping bags for the children.· The brake pads are very worn. ► tattered clothes or books that are tattered are old and torn: · The old man clutched a tattered copy of "War and Peace".· The shirt was now tattered beyond recognition. ► threadbare clothes, curtains, carpets etc that are threadbare have become extremely thin and weak because they have been used so much: · She stood shivering in her threadbare dress.· There was a clean but threadbare rug on the floor beside the bed. ► tatty British clothes or books that are tatty are in bad condition and slightly torn because they have been used a lot: · At the window of the cottage hang tatty, faded curtains.· Some of our textbooks are starting to look rather tatty. ► battered something that is battered is in bad condition and looks old especially because it has been used a lot: · He carried the same battered green journal with him on all his travels.· a battered old suitcase ► dog-eared a book, page, photograph etc that is dog-eared is torn and bent at the edges because it has been used a lot: · Professor Brightly walked into the lecture hall with a pile of dog-eared notes under his arm.· On the other wall was a dog-eared calendar with faded pictures. informal in bad condition SYN  shabby:  tatty jeans a few tatty old chairs—tattily adverb—tattiness noun [countable]
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