Natty

/ˈnæti/ · adjective

Meaning

(informal) Smart and fashionable..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal) Smart and fashionable.
2. (Jamaica, slang) Knotty.
3. (slang, sports, particularly bodybuilding) Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced.
4. (slang, sports, particularly bodybuilding) Someone whose muscle gains are natural and not aided by the use of steroids.
5. (slang) National.
6. (slang, sports) A national championship.

Example Sentences

'One of our witnesses has already had the misfortune to be rather badly run down while cycling, and I've had a natty-looking box of chocolates by post from an "unknown friend" myself,' replied the inspector.

Anyway, while the creepy-video thing is under way there are also some scenes of Pullman looking very natty and East Village in all-black and jamming on his tenor sax in front of a packed dance floor (only in a David Lynch movie would people dance ecstatically to abstract jazz), […]

A natty dresser, especially by congressional standards, Mr. Curtis has turned his penchant for bright socks into an ice-breaker that he says helps constituents feel comfortable in approaching him.

natty dreadlocks

natty gains

I hope my favorite team makes it to the natty this season.

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Word Forms

• nattier
• nattiest
• more natty
• most natty
• nattie
• natties

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