different between natty vs shapely

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?næti/

• Rhymes: -æti

Etymology 1

Originally slang, perhaps related to neat.

Adjective

natty (comparative nattier, superlative nattiest)

1. (informal) Smart and fashionable. [from late 18th c.]

Translations

Etymology 2

Variant of knotty.

Adjective

natty (comparative nattier, superlative nattiest)

1. (Jamaican, slang) Knotty.

Etymology 3

Clipping of natural +? -y.

Alternative forms

• nattie

Adjective

natty (comparative more natty, superlative most natty)

1. (slang, bodybuilding) Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced.
2. (slang) national

Noun

natty (plural natties)

1. (slang, bodybuilding) Someone whose muscle gains are natural and not aided by the use of steroids.
2. (slang, sports) A national championship

References

Anagrams

• tanty

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From English knotty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nat?/
• Hyphenation: na?tty

Noun

natty (plural: natty dem, quantified: natty)

1. Abbreviation of natty dreadlocks.

Adjective

natty

1. dreadlocked, knotty, nappy

Verb

natty

1. to grow dreadlocks; to grow locks

Derived terms

• natty dread
• natty dreadlocks

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 401
• natty – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary

English

Etymology

From Middle English schaply, schappely, schaplike, schapliche (“well-shaped, beautiful, attractive”), perhaps from Old English *?es?eapl?? (“according to design, proper, fit”) (suggested by Old English ?es?eapl??e (“properly, fitting, well”)), equivalent to shape +? -ly.

Adjective

shapely (comparative shapelier or more shapely, superlative shapeliest or most shapely)

1. Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:shapely

Derived terms

• shapeliness

Translations

Anagrams

• Shapley, physeal