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ratty

[ rat-ee ]

adjective

rattier, rattiest.
  1. full of rats.
  2. of or characteristic of a rat.
  3. wretched; shabby:

    a ratty, old overcoat.

  4. Slang. irritable or angry; bad-tempered; nasty:

    I always feel ratty when I wake up.



ratty

/ ˈ°ùæ³Ùɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    irritable; annoyed
  2. informal.
    (of the hair) unkempt or greasy
  3. slang.
    shabby; dilapidated
  4. slang.
    1. angry
    2. mad
  5. of, like, or full of rats
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù²¹³Ù³Ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ°ù²¹³Ù³Ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ratty1

First recorded in 1860–65; rat + -y 1
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Reubens can be charming talking about “finding a character†just by putting on a ratty wig, and candid when he admits that Jay Longtoe — his Native American lounge singer character — was racist.

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There are clashes and there is closure, but mostly there’s just Vera, bustling around in that ratty coat and beat-up car, to solve the case, save the day and aid the afflicted.

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I know people think it is about his goal - and it was a wonderful strike - but he was all over the place, putting his foot in, making loads of fouls, ratty tackles.

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After spending the night at an uncharacteristically ratty Holiday Inn Express in Willcox, I took U.S.

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“I remember this smell,†he says, plopping down on a ratty sofa beneath a faded oil painting.

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