ratty
Meaning
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- Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
- Infested with rats.
- (informal) In poor condition or repair.
- (informal) Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with.
- (informal) Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
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Hyphenated as
rat‧ty
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹæti/
Etymology
From rat + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjective).
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