Ratty

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɹati/

Origin

From rat + -y.

Full definition of ratty

Adjective

1. Similar to a rat; ratlike.
2. Infested with rats.
3. (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.
4. (UK, colloquial) Irritable, annoyed.

Anagrams

• tarty