[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tatty \tat"ty\, n.; pl. tatties. hind. .ta.t.timac.
   a mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a
   door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it
   enters. india
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
tatties 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tatty
     adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
            "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows
            and tatty curtains" syn: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby
     2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
        colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
        meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" syn: brassy,
         cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack,
         loud, meretricious, tacky, tawdry, trashy
     also: tattiest, tattier
see also:
moth-eaten ratty shabby brassy cheap flash 
flashy garish gaudy gimcrack loud 
meretricious tacky tawdry trashy tattiest 
tattier 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 moby thesaurus words for "tatty":
   base, common, dowdy, down-at-heel, down-at-the-heels, frayed,
   frazzled, full of holes, holey, in rags, in shreds, in tatters,
   mean, paltry, patchy, poor, ragged, raggedy, ratty, rubbishy,
   scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tacky, tattered, torn,
   trashy

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