different between bratty vs ratty

English

Etymology

From brat +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?æti/, [?b?æ?i]
• Rhymes: -æti

Adjective

bratty (comparative brattier or more bratty, superlative brattiest or most bratty)

1. Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.

Derived terms

• brattily
• brattiness

English

Etymology

From rat +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??ati/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??æti/, [??æ?i]

• Rhymes: -æti

Adjective

ratty (comparative rattier, superlative rattiest)

1. Similar to a rat; ratlike.
2. Infested with rats.
3. (colloquial) In poor condition or repair

   Synonyms: worn out, battered, tattered, torn

   • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 535:

     The Marcher lord was still clad in his ratty black cloak and dented breastplate with its chipped enamel lightning.

   • 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 80:

     I was having exactly that thought on a ratty mock-leather couch in Islington.

4. (Britain, colloquial) Irritable, annoyed, bad-tempered.

Translations

Anagrams

• attry, tarty