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    ratty
    /ˈrati/

    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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rattyRatty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : infested with rats. b. : of, relating to, or suggestive of a rat. 2. : shabby, unkempt. a ratty brown overcoat John Lardner. 3. a. : despicable, treacherous. b. : irritable. feeling ratty as hell Richard Bissell. Synonyms. beat-up. bombed-out. dilapidated. dog-eared. down-at-the-heels.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRATTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRATTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. 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.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRATTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is ratty, they get angry and irritated easily. [ British , informal ] I had spent too many hours there and was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › rattyRATTY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. , rat·ti·er, rat·ti·est. full of rats. 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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishratty adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of ratty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › rattyRatty - definition of ratty by The Free Dictionary

    1. informal Brit and NZ irritable; annoyed. 2. informal (of the hair) unkempt or greasy. 3. slang US and Canadian shabby; dilapidated. 4. slang. a. angry. b. mad. 5. of, like, or full of rats. ˈrattily adv. ˈrattiness n.