ratty

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹæti/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæti/, [-ɾi] Rhymes: -æti Hyphenation: rat‧ty === Etymology 1 === From rat +‎ -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjective). ==== Adjective ==== ratty (comparative rattier, superlative rattiest) Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike. Synonym: rattish Infested with rats. (figuratively, informal) In poor condition or repair. Synonyms: battered, tattered, tatty, torn, worn out (Australia) Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with. (originally UK) Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:annoyed, Thesaurus:irritable ===== Derived terms ===== rattily rattiness ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ratty (uncountable) Synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”). === Anagrams === attry, tarty