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ratty Definition

ratty (rat′ē)

adjective rattier -·tier, rattiest -·ti·est

  1. of or like a rat
  2. full of rats
  3. Slang shabby or run-down
ratty Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • so: She gets so ratty, all I want is my Mom back.
  • really: So whenever we did a scene where there's the cat, he freaked out and gets really ratty.

Used with adjective complement

  • get: She gets so ratty, all I want is my Mom back.
  • feel: Phil said: ( Grin ) Put a notice around your neck saying " I am feeling ratty for the next 14 days " .
  • look: So it was all into David's limousine ( no wonder Ratman looked so ratty if all the money was being spent like this!

Modifies a noun

  • foot: It also has no wire mesh floors to save those ratty feet.
  • furniture: There's something terribly classy about it, even taking into account the nicotine-stained walls, ratty furniture and faintly grubby atmosphere.
  • lover: Rating: No ratty lover should be without this handy, useful book.
  • piece: If only so we don't have to see that fake ratty hair piece any more.
  • coat: Standing near the end of the curved bar is a girl in her middle twenties wearing a ratty fur coat.
  • thing: Funnily enough, I've not seen any since a man paid a visit... so that's no birds and no ratty things.