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" I used to sleep in the T-shirt I wore during the day and whatever ratty old gym shorts I could find on the floor. But one year for Christmas, someone gave me a very chic, comfortable pair of pajamas from Brooks Brothers, and I realized the error of my ways."
Derek Blasberg

Meaning of "ratty" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF RATTY

ˈrætɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATTY

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

WHAT DOES RATTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ratty

Ratty may refer to: ▪ Ratty, a heritage railway in Cumbria, England ▪ Ratty, a character in the novel The Wind in the Willows ▪ Ratty Puppet, a groundhog hand puppet in the television show X-Play ▪ Ratty, a pseudonym of some members of Scooter, best known for the single "Sunrise " ▪ Sharpe Refectory, a Brown University dining hall known primarily as "the Ratty" ▪ Also see "Tom Johnson". ▪ Ratty, Mole's good friend from the story The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham...

Definition of ratty in the English dictionary

The first definition of ratty in the dictionary is irritable; annoyed. Other definition of ratty is unkempt or greasy. Ratty is also shabby; dilapidated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATTY

basmati · batty · bratty · cattie · catty · chapati · chatty · Cincinnati · fatty · flatty · Hanratty · mattie · natty · Patti · patty · paty · Scarlatti · tattie · tatty · Togliatti

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATTY

rattish · rattle · rattle one´s dags · rattle someone´s cage · rattlebag · rattlebox · rattlebrain · rattled · rattler · rattlesnake · rattlesnake plantain · rattletrap · rattlier · rattliest · rattling · rattlingly · rattly · ratton · rattoon · ratu

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATTY

atty · Beatty · betty · botty · chupatty · Getty · gnatty · hotty · kitty · nonfatty · petty · potty · pretty · Scotty · shitty · slutty · squatty · the nitty-gritty · titty · witty

Synonyms and antonyms of ratty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RATTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ratty» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «ratty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATTY

Find out the translation of ratty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ratty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ratty» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

破烂
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ratty
570 millions of speakers
en

English

ratty
510 millions of speakers
hi

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तेजस्वी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهلهل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

крысиным
278 millions of speakers
pt

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maltrapilho
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

miteux
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Ratty
190 millions of speakers
de

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verlottert
180 millions of speakers
ja

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ネズミのような
130 millions of speakers
ko

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지저분한
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ratty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay giận
80 millions of speakers
ta

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ratty
75 millions of speakers
mr

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चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers
tr

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rüküş
70 millions of speakers
it

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incavolato
65 millions of speakers
pl

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znoszonych
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

щурячою
40 millions of speakers
ro

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plin de șobolani
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατημέλητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ratty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Råttis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ratty
5 millions of speakers

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «RATTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ratty.
1
Derek Blasberg
I used to sleep in the T-shirt I wore during the day and whatever ratty old gym shorts I could find on the floor. But one year for Christmas, someone gave me a very chic, comfortable pair of pajamas from Brooks Brothers, and I realized the error of my ways.
2
Jim McKay
So, when you see a kid with ratty jeans on, wearing sneakers that aren't clean, you know they're in a certain place economically. I was interested in that experience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATTY»

Discover the use of ratty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ratty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tatty Ratty
Tatty Ratty, Molly’s favourite toy, is lost again. Molly and her mum and dad look high and low, but he’s nowhere to be seen. Poor Molly is so worried. But perhaps he’s gone off on an exciting adventure. Might he be driving a train?
Helen Cooper, Professor of English Language and Literature Helen Cooper, 2004
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Ratty Bathrobes, Cranky Kids, and Other Romantic Moments: ...
Time for an audit: If you no longer gaze deeply into one another's eyes -- if the compliments have been a bit sparse -- if the romance has evaporated -- then you need this book.
Tamyra Horst, 2001
3
Women and the Bush: Forces of Desire in the Australian ...
Many bushmen succumb to madness or suicide offstage, so to speak, but generally they are mentioned only in passing. But there are two significant exceptions to this tendency which are worthy of note. One is Ratty Howlett, the crazed selector ...
Kay Schaffer, 1988
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Audition Speeches: For 6-16 Year Olds
Toad of Toad Hall MOLE (Hopefully) Ratty! (In sudden panic as a bat crosses the stage) What's that? Pooh! It's nothing! I'm not frightened! ... I do wish Ratty was here. He's so comforting, is Ratty. Or the brave Mr Toad. He'd frighten them all ...
Jean Marlow, 2000
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I'm a Bratty Ratty!: My Life As a Rat Terrier
My Life As a Rat Terrier lucy la paglia.
lucy la paglia, 2008
6
Diasporic Lives: Alienation and Violence as Themes in ...
The character Ratty, faced with social failure of his community, does not see any other possibility for getting out of the inner-city besides criminality. As he tells Capone while they are fishing before Capone finds out about his involvement with ...
Marlene Calvin, 2010
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Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life
Then he knew chemistry better than manners," said Ratty. " Ratty, you are very troublesome. — I desire you listen, sir. — Kirwan, sir, told me all.about science ; and the Dublin Society have his picture, with a bottle in his hand — " " Then he was ...
‎1842
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Methods for Assessing Children's Syntax
4.4.1 Experimental Technique In the long-distance question experiment, as in the wanna contraction experiment, questions are elicited from children by having them find out information from a rat puppet, Ratty, that is too shy to communicate  ...
Dana McDaniel, Cecile McKee, Helen Smith Cairns, 1998
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More Brilliant Stories for Assemblies
Yes, it was Ratty! He was caught in a trap and he really wanted to escape and get back to one of his hidey-holes. Rabbit felt rather scared of the frantic rat, so he sat quietly by the trap and waited for Ratty to notice him; though he had no idea at ...
Elizabeth Sach, 2010
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The Effects of Instruction and Discourse Combining Shared ...
Changes to the new text were agreed upon by the group and are displayed below: T/SS: "Ratty-Daddy"- "Ratty-Daddy stole the man's pancakes. Ratty- Daddy stole the woman's ice cream. Ratty-Daddy stole the man's cake. Ratty- Daddy stole ...
Karen Reese, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ratty is used in the context of the following news items.
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This Ratty VW Brasilia May Be The Best CarBQ Ever Built By Man
We've seen cars converted to BBQs before, but the process usually ends up rendering the car no longer capable of, you know, car-ing. As in self-motility. But not ... «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
2
Ratty and friends move to a new home by the River Stort near Harlow
Once a common sight along the riverbanks of Britain and immortalised as Ratty in Kenneth Grahame's classic The Wind in the Willows, the water vole is in ... «Harlow Star, Jun 15»
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Ratty released into the wild in Devon water voles trial
If successful, the creatures - who were immortalised in the form of Ratty in Kenneth Graeme's children's classic book The Wind in the Willows - could see a more ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
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Race to save Ratty as water voles vanish from riverbanks
The water vole, inspiration for Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, has disappeared from half the canals and waterways it inhabited 15 years ago. The decline of ... «The Times, May 15»
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There's A Reason Scarlet Witch And Quicksilver's Costumes Are …
What's interesting about this more ratty costuming direction for Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver is the fact that it actually sets up a particularly deep contrast ... «Cinema Blend, Mar 15»
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A ratty last day in parliament
WHATEVER it's called, a last day of parliament before a big break is usually ratty. As was Thursday, parliament's last day before a six-week break with, on the ... «NEWS.com.au, Mar 15»
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Hungry, ratty, angry: you must be 'hangry'
In fact, being hungry, and as a consequence ratty, might lead to huge errors of judgment, according to a new study. And the results could prove catastrophic. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Don't toss that ratty T-shirt, there are jobs in it
Don't toss that ratty T-shirt, there are jobs in it. Seattle King County and Seattle Public Utilities have launched a new program to increase clothes recycling and ... «KING5.com, Feb 15»
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Mills '15: Let's talk about the Ratty
The Ratty shapes our experience at Brown. Despite claims by Ratty apologists like my fellow columnist Duncan Weinstein '17, it's badly in need of renovation. «The Brown Daily Herald, Feb 15»
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Weinstein '17: Proposed Ratty renovations reveal wrong priorities
Though these alterations could yield some positive improvements like new stations and more variety, a complete overhaul of the Ratty is unnecessary and likely ... «The Brown Daily Herald, Feb 15»
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