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TATTILY
cheaply, tattily, inexpensively
(adverb) in a cheap manner; “a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
tattily (comparative more tattily, superlative most tattily)
In a tatty manner.
Source: Wiktionary
TATTY
Tat"ty, n.; pl. Tatties (#). [Hind. tsatstsi.]
Definition: 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]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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