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- DictionaryRat·ty/ˈradē/
adjective
- 1. resembling or characteristic of a rat: "his ratty eyes glittered"
- 2. (of a person) bad-tempered and irritable: informal British "I was ratty with the children"
The meaning of RATTY is infested with rats. How to use ratty in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
informal us / ˈræt̬.i / uk / ˈræt.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. be spoiling for a fight idiom.
Synonyms for RATTY: dilapidated, neglected, tattered, tatty, scruffy, mangy, shabby, miserable; Antonyms of RATTY: new, fresh, brand-new, kept-up, maintained, reconstructed, mended, patched.
If someone is ratty, they get angry and irritated easily. I had spent too many hours there and was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. Ratty clothes and objects are torn or in bad condition, especially because they are old. ...my ratty old flannel pyjamas. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of ratty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. If someone is ratty, they get angry and irritated easily. [British, informal] [...] 2. Ratty clothes and objects are torn or in bad condition, especially because they are old. [US] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'ratty' British English: ræti American English: ræti. More. Synonyms of 'ratty' • irritable, cross, angry, annoyed [...] More.
Ratty Definition. Full of rats. Of or like a rat. Shabby or run-down. (colloquial) In poor condition or repair; worn out; battered; tattered; torn. (UK, colloquial) Irritable, annoyed.
