clatty

English edit

Etymology edit

A word from Cavan, Ireland.

Adjective edit

clatty (comparative clattier, superlative clattiest)

(Ireland, Scotland) shabby, dirty, greasy.

Noun edit

clatty (plural clatties)

(Ireland, Scotland) A shabby, slovenly person.

Related terms edit

clarty
clats

References edit

clatty, The English Dialect of Donegal: A Glossary, by Michael Traynor, Royal Irish Academy: 1953, Page 53.

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