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netty

Pronunciation: /ˈnɛti/

The English word “netty” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Neat, well-groomed, natty.
  2. Netted: made of or employing a net.
  3. Netlike.

noun

  1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  2. Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet.
  3. Netball.

Etymology

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

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