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ratty
ratty
English
Adjective
ratty (comparative rattier, superlative rattiest)
- Similar to a rat; ratlike.
- Infested with rats.
- (colloquial) In poor condition or repair; worn out; battered; tattered; torn.
- 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 535:
- The Marcher lord was still clad in his ratty black cloak and dented breastplate with its chipped enamel lightning.
- 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 80:
- I was having exactly that thought on a ratty mock-leather couch in Islington.
- 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 535:
- (Britain, colloquial) Irritable, annoyed.
Translations
similar to a rat; ratlike
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