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adjective
- 1. resembling or characteristic of a rat: "his ratty eyes glittered"
- 2. bad-tempered and irritable: informal British "I was a bit ratty with the children"
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adjective. informal uk / ˈræt.i / us / ˈræt̬.i / ratty adjective (ANNOYED) Add to word list. feeling annoyed: She was a bit ratty with me this morning. Synonym. irritable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom. be like a bear with a sore head idiom.
Ratty is an adjective that can mean infested with rats, shabby, or despicable. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster.
Ratty is an informal adjective that means feeling annoyed or looking old and in bad condition. Learn how to use it in sentences and find synonyms for ratty.
of or characteristic of a rat. wretched; shabby: a ratty, old overcoat. Slang. irritable or angry; bad-tempered; nasty: I always feel ratty when I wake up. ratty. / ˈrætɪ / adjective. informal. irritable; annoyed. informal. (of the hair) unkempt or greasy. slang. shabby; dilapidated. slang. angry. mad. of, like, or full of rats. Discover More.
Definitions of ratty. adjective. of or characteristic of rats. adjective. dirty and infested with rats. synonyms: dirty, soiled, unclean. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. adjective. showing signs of wear and tear. “a ratty old overcoat” synonyms: moth-eaten, raggedy, shabby, tatty. worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use.
Ratty means irritable, annoyed, or shabby, especially in British and American slang. It can also mean of or like a rat, or full of rats. See examples, synonyms, and word origin.
Definition of ratty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
