rattier; rattiest
1
a
: infested with rats
b
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a rat
3
a
b
: irritable
feeling ratty as hell—
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Those shoes are getting pretty ratty.
some ratty old magazines were the only reading material in the mountaintop cabin
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
The Best Pajamas for Lounging and Sleeping Give your ratty old T-shirt and sweats the night off.
—Sarah Madaus, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
The Best Pajamas for Lounging and Sleeping Give your ratty old T-shirt and sweats the night off.
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Snuggle up.
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
The room looks appropriately ratty: the floor is scuffed, the radiator covered in thick grime, and someone seems to have started, with impatient streaks, to paint one of the walls.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Ratty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratty. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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ratty
adjective
rat·ty
ˈrat-ē 
rattier; rattiest
1
a
: full of rats
ratty dockside warehouses
b
: of or relating to rats
2
: shabby sense 2a
a ratty old sweater
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