Smart, fashionable, and elegant in appearance, especially in the way someone dresses.
First recorded in the 18th century, likely from cant or slang origins, possibly influenced by 'neat.' It became more common in British English to describe tidy, stylish dress.
The British once called a fashionable person 'natty'—think of a dapper gentleman in a pressed suit—yet the word almost vanished from everyday speech, surviving mainly in vintage references and retro fashion.
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