Lattier

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having a more pronounced latticed or criss-crossed pattern, as in a structure built from interwoven strips
2. Showing a more open, grid-like arrangement of crossing bars or strips than something else does
3. Resembling a lattice more closely, with a greater number of intersecting slats or framework members

Etymology: "Lattier" is the comparative form of "latty," an adjective meaning crisscrossed with a lattice-like pattern, so the word is simply "more latticed." The base word "latty" derives from "lattice," which came into English from Old French "lattis," a framework of thin strips of wood crossed over one another. "Lattice" itself traces back through Latin "latta," meaning a lath or thin strip. The comparative ending "-ier" is attached to "latty" in the usual way English forms comparatives from adjectives ending in "-y," turning the final "y" into "i" before adding "-er." So a surface that is more latticed than another is "lattier."