What is "ratty" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ratty mean in English? Meaning of ratty definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ratty" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ratty": of or characteristic of rats

Adjective

  • Meaning: of or characteristic of rats
  • Synonyms: ratty
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɹati/

    Meaning of "ratty": showing signs of wear and tear

    Adjective

  • Meaning: showing signs of wear and tear
  • Example: a ratty old overcoat shabby furniture an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
  • Synonyms: moth-eaten ratty shabby tatty
  • Similar: worn
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɹati/

    Meaning of "ratty": dirty and infested with rats

    Adjective

  • Meaning: dirty and infested with rats
  • Synonyms: ratty
  • Similar: dirty soiled unclean
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɹati/

  • Adjective: Similar to a rat; ratlike.Infested with rats.(colloquial) In poor condition or repair; 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.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.(UK, colloquial) Irritable, annoyed.
  • Synonyms:

    worn, decayed, dilapidated, old, unkempt,

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