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ratty

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

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rattiness

English

Etymology

ratty +? -ness

Noun

rattiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being ratty.

Anagrams

  • resistant, strainest, straitens, tartiness, train sets, trainsets

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