ratty (redirected from rattiness)

rat·ty  (rt)

adj. rat·ti·er, rat·ti·est

1. Of or characteristic of rats.

2. Infested with rats.

3. Dilapidated; shabby.

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ratty [ˈrætɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest

1. Brit and NZ informal irritable; annoyed

2. Informal (of the hair) unkempt or greasy

3. US and Canadian slang shabby; dilapidated

4. Austral slang

a.  angry

b.  mad

5. of, like, or full of rats

rattily  adv

rattiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ratty - of or characteristic of rats
	2.	ratty - showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" moth-eaten, shabby, tatty worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	3.	ratty - dirty and infested with rats dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

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ratty

adjective irritable, cross, angry, annoyed, pissed (U.S. & Canad. slang), crabbed, impatient, snappy, pissed off (taboo slang), touchy, tetchy, testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up.

Translations

ratty [ˈrætɪ] ADJ (rattier (compar) (rattiest (superl)))

1. (Brit) (= bad-tempered) to be/get ratty → estar/ponerse de malas
he was pretty ratty about it → se picó mucho por ello

2. (US) (= shabby) → andrajoso

ratty [ˈræti] adj

(British) (= irritable) → grincheux/euse

(US) (= shabby) → miteux/euse

ratty

adj (+er) (inf)

(Brit: = irritable) → gereizt

(US: = run-down) → verlottert (inf)

ratty [ˈrætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → incavolato/a
to get ratty → incavolarsi