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English
Etymology
A word from Cavan, Ireland.
Adjective
clatty (comparative clattier, superlative clattiest)
- (Ireland, Scotland) shabby, dirty, greasy.
Noun
clatty (plural clatties)
- (Ireland, Scotland) A shabby, slovenly person.
References
- clatty, The English Dialect of Donegal: A Glossary, by Michael Traynor, Royal Irish Academy: 1953, Page 53.