natty

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  1. adjective Neat, trim, and smart; dapper.

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  • He was what Shirl would have called a natty dresser, a dude who would look at himself in every window he passed. —  Cleary, Melissa - Dog Mystery 04 - Skull and Dog Bones
  • He donned formal evening garb, secured a more natty-looking sword cane from a collection he kept on hand, and took a taxi to the home of Scott S. Osborn's brother The dwelling was large. —  005 - The Pirate of the Pacific
  • HAM GETS POISON HE was his usually natty-appearing self, as he alighted from the passenger plane. —  043 - Cold Death
  • He still looked natty, still wearing a blazer that seemed to have been tailored by the gods, but the rest of him looked strangely unruly. —  Just One Look
  • His natty-looking clothes had been replaced by a suit of coveralls, a faded shirt and an ancient hat. —  078 - The Crimson Serpent
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  1. Perhaps variant of obsolete netty, from net, elegant, from Middle English, from Old French; see neat1.

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  1. Formerly also netty; a dial, diminutive of neat: see neat, net.
 

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