English Explanatory Dictionary

ratlike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rat, whether physically or (in behavioral terms) cunning, disloyal, or cowardly.
adv
  1. In a ratlike way

Word forms

ratlike more ratlike most ratlike

Etymology

From rat + -like.

Synonyms

rattish ratty backboneless base bitch-ass boneless caitiff candy-assed chicken chicken-hearted chicken-livered chickenshit courageless cowardish cowardly cowardy cowhearted cowish craven cravenhearted cringey dastard dastardly dickless dough-faced fainthearted fearful fraidy gizzardless heartless invalorous invertebrate gutless hen-hearted kiasi lily-livered liver-faced liver-hearted low-hearted miching milky milk-livered mouse-hearted mousy nerveless niddering nidering niding nithing nutless pigeon-livered poltroonish poor-spirited punk pusillanimous pussylike ratlike rabbit-hearted recrayed retromingent
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