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natty adjective [ ˈnati ]

• (of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable.
• "a natty blue blazer"
Similar: smart, stylish, fashionable, dapper, debonair, dashing, jaunty, rakish, spruce, well turned out, well dressed, chic, modish, elegant, trim, snazzy, trendy, cool, sharp, snappy, with it, nifty, groovy, kicking, kicky, tony, fly, spiffy, sassy, stylin', on fleek, trig,
Opposite: scruffy,
Origin: late 18th century (originally slang): perhaps related to neat1.

natty adjective

• (among Rastafarians) denoting hair that is uncombed or matted, as in dreadlocks.
Origin: 1970s: variant of knotty.


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