ratty
pronunciation
How to pronounce ratty in British English:
UK [ˈræti]
How to pronounce ratty in American English:
US [ˈræti]
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- Adjective:
- showing signs of wear and tear
Word Origin
- ratty (adj.)
- 1856, "resembling a rat;" 1865, "full of rats;" 1867, "wretched, miserable, shabby," from rat (n.) + -y (2).
Example
- 1. That ratty looking army duffle popped into her mind .
- 2. Wait , the ratty curtains in our old apartment ?
- 3. Xmas day with my ratty tail .
- 4. You know who has ratty cars .
- 5. To prove her point she began to stuff her clothes into her ratty blue suitcase .