ratty

rat·ty

adj \ˈra-tē\

rat·ti·errat·ti·est

Definition of RATTY

1

a : infested with rats b : of, relating to, or suggestive of a rat

2

: shabby, unkempt <a ratty brown overcoat — John Lardner>

3

a : despicable, treacherous b : irritable <feeling ratty as hell — Richard Bissell>

Examples of RATTY

1. Those shoes are getting pretty ratty.
2. <some ratty old magazines were the only reading material in the mountaintop cabin>

First Known Use of RATTY

1865

Related to RATTY

Synonyms: beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, shabby, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown

Antonyms: admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy

Related Words: abandoned, uncared-for, unkept; desolate, forlorn, godforsaken; broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out; bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered; decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety, tumbledown; broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

Near Antonyms: brand-new, fresh, new; cared-for, kept-up, maintained; mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed; smart, spiffy, spruce

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Rhymes with RATTY

batty, catty, chatty, fatty, natty, patty, platy, scatty, tattie, tatty