ratty

From rat +‎ -y.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹati/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæti/, [ˈɹæɾi]

• Rhymes: -æti

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ratty (comparative rattier, superlative rattiest)

1. Similar to a rat; ratlike.
2. Infested with rats.
3. (colloquial) In poor condition or repair

   Synonyms: 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. (Britain, colloquial) Irritable, annoyed.
   • 2009, Ian McDonald, River of Gods

     He got bad, he got ratty, he would take it out on people around him. He was mean when it turned against him.

• attry, tarty