Nattier

Of course, there is the issue of letting sleeping dogs lie, because once you start down this path only insanity awaits, because inevitable questions arise as to what on earth chardron, nattier, parma, and Sahara actually looked like. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Presumably “nattier” refers to the family of French painters of the ancien régime, and on that basis one might tentatively assign it to the category of pink, but this is by no means an obvious choice, because judging from their airy palette, “nattier” might equally qualify as pale blue or yellow. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Finally, I am very doubtful about the remaining three unassigned colors of “nattier”; “orchid”; and “veronese.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

The next day You Tube had a video of a nattier Amiri, in front of a chess set and a globe in what looks like a set for "Masterpiece Theater," talking about how he was in America “of my own volition” studying at a university. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In its portrayal, former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, R-TX, is wearing a suit so much nattier than his normal attire I thought a group of conservative Republicans had surreptitiously lobbied Bravo to revive “Queer Eye.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

He turned around, exchanged salutes with a lieutenant who wore a uniform nattier than any still to be found in the Army of Northern Virginia. ❋ Turtledove, Harry (1960)

"I'd like things nattier," Andy used to say; "but it's Jane's way." ❋ Various (N/A)

Charles street had no nattier man than the speaker in days gone; and the tailors had found him their pearl beyond price. ❋ T. C. DeLeon (N/A)

"What were you aboard your last ship?" asked he of a smart-looking seaman on the right of the line as they stood across the deck facing him, who appeared neater and nattier than the rest. ❋ John B. [Illustrator] Greene (N/A)

He stood for a while in the hall, shaken with his anger; then mounted the staircase and went into his own bedroom with the satinwood furniture and nattier blue hangings. ❋ William John Locke (1896)

It only shows 'ow right I was to send for my Rosie, though quite the lady, and where will you find a nattier nursemaid in all ❋ Israel Zangwill (1895)

The stalwart attendants danced more than ever with a will, the rosy attendants were rosier and nattier than before, if possible. ❋ Charles Maurice Davies (1869)

Accordingly, this rigid, noisy, spartan, all-wheel-drive son-of-a-rally-car gets new front and rear bumpers, aero tweaks, nattier seats, and lighter alloy wheels. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I like to believe that Dan in fact when I gave granular, I see that in the domestic side, we are up even more than the blended side and going forward, I'm seeing some very sanguine forecasts from our business managers here and abroad that suggest, the operative word is suggest that we might have seen the nattier in this segment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But no one makes that trek look nattier than Mazor. ❋ Unknown (2010)