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PRONUNCIATION OF DRATTED

dratted  [ˈdrætɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRATTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dratted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DRATTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dratted in the English dictionary

The definition of dratted in the dictionary is wretched; annoying.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRATTED


batted
ˈbætɪd
behatted
bɪˈhætɪd
blatted
ˈblætɪd
caryatid
ˌkærɪˈætɪd
chatted
ˈtʃætɪd
matted
ˈmætɪd
photostatted
ˈfəʊtəʊˌstætɪd
ratted
ˈrætɪd
shattered
ˈʃætɪd
slatted
ˈslætɪd
spatted
ˈspætɪd
superfatted
ˌsuːpəˈfætɪd
thermostatted
ˈθɜːməˌstætɪd
top-hatted
ˈtɒpˌhætɪd
unformatted
ʌnˈfɔːmætɪd
unmatted
ʌnˈmætɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRATTED

drapery shop
drapes
drapet
drapey
drappie
drappy
drastic
drastically
drat
dratchell
Drau
draught
draught beer
draught excluder
draughtboard
draughter
draughtier
draughtiest
draughtily
draughtiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRATTED

admitted
catted
chitchatted
committed
fatted
fitted
flatted
formatted
hatted
high-hatted
patted
pitapatted
platted
scatted
squatted
submitted
swatted
tatted
vatted
wildcatted

Synonyms and antonyms of dratted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dratted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRATTED

Find out the translation of dratted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dratted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dratted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dratted
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dratted
570 millions of speakers

English

dratted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभिशप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dratted
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dratted
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dratted
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dratted
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maudite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dratted
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dratted
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dratted
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지긋 지긋한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dratted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quyết liệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dratted
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दमलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lanetli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dratted
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dratted
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dratted
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dratted
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dratted
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwenst
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dratted
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dratted
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dratted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRATTED»

The term «dratted» is normally little used and occupies the 129.909 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRATTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dratted

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRATTED»

Discover the use of dratted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dratted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bella Blue and a Dratted Blah Blah Day
Meet Bella Blue Boxenberry: Priss Pot, Firecracker, and Drama Queen at Heart.Hey there! My name is Bella Blue, and I'm having a dratted blah blah day!
Sissie Dale, 2012
2
Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: ...
11. “This. Dratted. Thing”. Fannish. Storytelling. Through. New. Media. Louisa. Ellen. Stein. Abstract.—I link together three avenues of thought relating to online fan texts: (1) new media theory's focus on technology, specifically understandings  ...
Karen Hellekson, Kristina Busse, 2006
3
The Day the Bathroom Ceiling Fell: and other Entertainments
8. Daddy. and. the. Dad-Dratted. Confounded. Pump. During our first year of camping in “that little place in the country,” Daddy was still installing the water system. In those days before World War II, money was still pretty scarce, so Daddy had ...
Jeanne Sandberg Fuller, 2013
4
Dictionary of Americanisms: A glossary of words and phrases, ...
DRATTED. A Southern word, derived from the former. It is an expletive, and means very, exceeding, etc. I never was so dratted mad ; for the fellows were coming in in gangs, and beginnin' to call for me to come out and take the command.
John Russell Bartlett, 1848
5
History of the Fifteenth Regiment, Iowa Veteran Volunteer ...
Oct 15, '64 Oct 15, '04 1 Drafted. Sept 27' '04 Sept 27, '04 Drafted. " 28, '04 " 28, ' 04 Drafted. I " 29, '04 1 " 21), '04 Drafted ; died in North Carolina Mar. 10, '65. ' 27, '04 " 27, '04 Drafted. Oct 15, '04 Oct 15, '04 Dratted. " " Substitute. " " Drafted.
William Worth Belknap, 1887
6
Pendragon
He's an almost dratted cousin. There is no blood tie. He's the brother-in-law of my uncle Ryder Sherbrooke." She was obviously discomfited. He would let it go for the moment. He said, "I have heard many tales about your uncle. Is it true that he  ...
Catherine Coulter, 2002
7
Kaleidoscopes and Quilts
In this example I dratted the triangle onto the left side of the triangular wedge. Start at the tip-top of the piece-ot-pie. Use the grid lines ot the graph paper to extend a line left from this point. This line creates a 60° angle (66A). Move to the bottom ...
Paula Nadelstern, 1996
8
The North Carolina Experience: An Interpretive and ...
Your. Dratted. Plank. Road: Jacup. Jones. to. the. Fayetteville. Observer,. 1855. SPUNK. — We received the annexed letter by this morning's mail. We have not the pleasure of an acquaintance with Mr. Jones, but as his letter bears the post ...
Lindley S. Butler, Alan D. Watson, 1984
9
Dictionary of Americanism. - New-York, Bartlett 1848
DRATTED. A Southern word, derived from the former. It is an expletive, and means very, exceeding, etc. I never was so drafted mad ; for the 'fellows were coming in in gangs, and beginnin' to call for me to come out and take the command.
John Russel Bartlett, 1848
10
Americanisms--old & New
This objection, however, does not apply to dratted, a word which Americans derive from drat. Dratted is but a silver-coated oath. This is a dratted piece of business, and I wish we were well out of it. — Judge Long- street's Georgia Scenes. draw ...
John Stephen Farmer, 1889

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRATTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dratted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Serena edges closer to dream final
That ought to ease the pressure a little but it is not Sharapova that is the problem, it is that dratted “S” word. If Williams can avoid all mention of ... «Wimbledon, Jul 15»
2
A step in the right direction
... tennis sessions which not only help avoid deep-vein thrombosis but also keeps me away from the dratted screen and phone for half and hour ... «Wigan Today, Jul 15»
3
Team Collaboration Apps: Making Work 'Observable'
But, as Lazar learned in asking his own team to try out some of these team communications apps, that dratted email is always out there at the ... «No Jitter, Jul 15»
4
Siri Pranks Cause Problems for Emergency Services
She fumbled with the phone and furiously pressed cancel through that dratted LifeProof case. “Oh my goodness”, she said, although not quite ... «Techaeris, Jul 15»
5
Man vs rat – the war continues
... for killing's sake, but rats are vermin, and the fact that we have a neighbour in the village who actively feeds the dratted things does not help. «Gazette & Herald, Jul 15»
6
I love Lulu
As I was writing my recent review of the "Berlin Lulu" – that dratted 2012 version of Alban Berg's opera that deals with its monstrous tragedy by ... «Bay Area Reporter, Jul 15»
7
Bristol Palin Makes Great Argument For Abstinence In Baby …
That's what moms do, despite our sometimes-competing feelings about how we wish that dratted baby would stop kicking us for a solid hour ... «The Federalist, Jun 15»
8
Ditch the which!
Yes, again it was those dratted French, the emigres of the late 1700s, caused the drift of London English away from Irish and American ... «Crikey, Jun 15»
9
Buying A Father's Day Card For The “Complicated Relationship”
Can too much planning be a bad thing? When going on a date, can too much forethought and too many ideas spoil the whole dratted affair? «The News Hub, Jun 15»
10
Sidney Blumenthal Claims He Didn't Write or Verify Phony Benghazi …
... they had sown in Libya, but rather caused by those dratted “Islamophobes” and their insistence on driving adherents of the Religion of Peace ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»

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