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		rattyrat‧ty /ˈræti/ adjective    - A red-eyed junkie in a ratty brown coat played doorman, standing outside like a homeless guy.
 - He had a bald spot, under a straggle of brown hair, and a ratty Fu Manchu moustache.
 - Hitchcock gets a ratty letter for messing up his contribution to the script of Strangers On A Train.
 - Mrs Kulass put on a ratty fur coat, a shabby felt hat, and put her hands inside an old muff.
 - No joke, he said, upset neighbours could get very ratty.
 - Patsy was getting ratty, Betsy was getting distressed, and Jimmy was losing all respect for his mum.
 - Philip, alone on his blanket, a ratty beach blanket of gray flannel, stood up and waved me over.
 
   ► getting ratty  I feel guilty about getting ratty with the children.  1British English informal becoming annoyed quickly or easily  SYN  irritable:   I feel guilty about getting ratty with the children.2American English informal dirty and in bad condition → shabby:   a ratty old sofa  ratty hair  |