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Adjective: tatty (tattier,tattiest)  ta-tee
Usage: informal
  1. Showing signs of wear and tear
    "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains";
    - moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, grotty [Brit, informal]
     
  2. Tastelessly showy
    "a tatty car";
    - brassy [informal], cheap, flash [informal], flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky [informal], tawdry, trashy

Sounds like: tattie

Derived forms: tattiest, tattier

See also: tasteless, worn