Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ratty
IPA transcription: [ɹ'æti]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ratty
    Meaning: dirty and infested with rats
  • Synonyms: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty
    Meaning: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
  • Synonyms: ratty
    Meaning: of or characteristic of rats
Usage examples
  • At last a feeble voice replied, 'Thank you so much, dear Ratty!
  • My! won't he catch it when the Badger gets back! A worthy fellow, Ratty, with many good qualities, but very little intelligence and absolutely no education.
  • 'If I thought that, Ratty,' murmured Toad, more feebly than ever, 'then I would beg you--for the last time, probably--to step round to the village as quickly as possible--even now it may be too late--and fetch the doctor.