English Explanatory Dictionary

ratty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
  2. Infested with rats.
  3. In poor condition or repair.
  4. Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with.
  5. Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
noun
  1. Synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”).

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæti/ [-ɾi] En-us-ratty.ogg

Word forms

ratty rattier rattiest

Etymology

From rat + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjective).

Synonyms

rattish battered tattered tatty torn worn out annoyed angry aggravated agitated bothered exasperated frustrated irritable irritated irked peeved pestered pissy ratty shitty sore tired vexed bee in one's bonnet have it in for hot and bothered hold a grudge brassed off browned off cheesed off peed off pissed off PO'd teed off ticked off atrabilious bad-tempered bilious bitchy brainish cantankerous carnaptious choleric crabbit crabby cranky crotchety dyspeptic edgy fantoddish fiery fractious fretful grumpy grotchy grouchy hissy hot-livered hot-tempered

Derived words

rattily rattiness
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