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netty¹

  • /ˈnɛti/

Rhymes with -ɛti

Where it comes from

From net (“elegant, neat”) + -y (“forming adjs. of slightly lesser degree”).

adjective nettier · nettiest · nettie · neddy

  1. obsolete, rare Neat, well-groomed, natty. How prettie, how fine and how nettie, Good huswife should yettie.

netty²

  • /ˈnɛti/

Rhymes with -ɛti

Where it comes from

From net (“openwork fabric mesh”) + -y (“forming adjectives”).

adjective nettier · nettiest · nettie · neddy

  1. Netted: made of or employing a net. Ye ought for to keepe them close, till the day haue taken the gellie or netty rime, from the earth.
  2. Netlike.

netty³

  • /ˈnɛti/

Rhymes with -ɛti

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Proposed derivations include a corruption of necessary, a euphemism for outhouse; French nettoyer (“to cleanse”); and Italian gabinetto (“toilet”).

noun netties · nettie · neddy

  1. Geordie An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Neddy, Netty, a certain place that will not bear a written explanation, but which is depicted to the very life in a tail-piece in the first edition of Bewick's ‘Land Birds’ (1797), p. 285.

    Similar: bathroom

  2. Geordie Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet. Netty, a privy or water-closet... A common name, amongst the working classes... In common use. In my recollection it was looked upon as a euphemism.

    Similar: toilet

netty⁴

  • /ˈnɛti/

Rhymes with -ɛti

Where it comes from

From netball + -y.

noun nettie · neddy

  1. Australia, informal, uncountable Netball. "The last couple of years I was playing netty in Sydney and wanted to give rugby a go and my trainer finally gave in and we decided to make a video and give it a crack and it took it off from there," Staples said.

Netty⁵

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Nettie

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@misc{netty_2026,
  title = {netty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/netty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}