bratty

adjective

Definition of brattynext
as in troublesome

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bratty
  1. troublesome
  2. mischievous
  3. upsetting
  4. offensive
  5. infuriating
Adjective
  • People often let their guard down in the cold months, which scientists say can be troublesome as fleas have different life stages.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And if that wasn’t troublesome enough, the offensive line would have had protection issues if Tagovailoa didn’t have such a quick trigger.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • Her mischievous blue eyes and sparkle are remembered with fondness.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
  • There was a brief flurry of excitement this week when Coritiba, a club in the Brazilian second division, announced that Neymar would be signing for them, but that turned out to be the result of some mischievous scamps who hacked their website.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • Just as upsetting is the E.D. itself (short for Emergency Department, since they’re not called E.Rs.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
  • There have been rumors of Holland and Zendaya getting hitched for a while, culminating in some of the most upsetting AI art your aunt could ever share on Facebook.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of upsetting
Adjective
  • Yet seeing Flores, once a Boston College linebacker, and Grigson, an ex-Purdue offensive tackle, lock arms while flashing massive smiles made total sense to the people who now interact with them on a daily basis.
    Michael Silver, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • There are series with lazy writing, shallow characters, boring plots and even offensive elements.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • The process becomes even more infuriating when life-threatening illness lurks in the background.
    Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Spotify For some of us, few things are more infuriating than a gadget that stops working due to a software change.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of infuriating
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