Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - natty
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(nattier, nattiest) 1. If you describe clothes, especially men’s clothes, as natty, you mean that they are smart and neat. (INFORMAL) ...a natty pin stripe suit... Cliff was a natty dresser. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]approval 2. If you describe something as natty, you think it is smart and cleverly designed. (INFORMAL) ...natty little houses. = nifty ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]approval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective (nattier; -est) Etymology: perhaps alteration of earlier netty, from obsolete net neat, clean Date: 1557 trimly neat and tidy ; smart ~ clothes a ~ dresser • nattily adverb • nattiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (nattier, nattiest) colloq. 1 a smartly or neatly dressed, dapper. b spruce; trim; smart (a natty blouse). 2 deft. Derivatives nattily adv. nattiness n. Etymology: orig. sl., perh. rel. to NEAT(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. аккуратный, опрятный, изящный natty curl —- кокетливый завиток a natty uniform —- щегольское обмундирование 2. разг. ловкий, проворный, искусный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1785, perhaps an altered form of 16c. nettie "neat, natty," from M.E. net "pure, fine, elegant" (see neat). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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