Adjective: natty (nattier,nattiest) na-tee
Usage: informal
Usage: US, informal
Usage: informal
- Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
"a natty young man";
- dapper, dashing, jaunty, raffish, rakish, spiffy [N. Amer, informal], snappy [informal], spruce, pert
- [Brit, informal] Clever, ingenious, or well-designed in a way that shows resourcefulness
"He came up with a natty solution to the problem"; "That's a natty little gadget for opening jars"
Usage: US, informal
- (bodybuilding) a person who doesn't use performance-enhancing drugs; a natural bodybuilder
"He's proud to be a natty and compete without steroids"
Derived forms: nattier, nattiest
See also: fashionable, hip [informal], stylish
Encyclopedia: Natty