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Dictionary: rat·ty   (răt'ē) pronunciation
adj., -ti·er, -ti·est.
  1. Of or characteristic of rats.
  2. Infested with rats.
  3. Dilapidated; shabby.

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adjective

    Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. Informal tacky2. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone topotseed, pastcurehope. See better/worse.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: showing signs of wear and tear
  Synonyms: moth-eaten, shabby, tatty


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fuld af rotter, irriteret, ussel

Nederlands (Dutch)
kortaf, gemeen, kwaad, slonzig, betreffende ratten, vol met ratten

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) grincheux, (US) miteux, (US) emmêlé (cheveux)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gereizt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τσατισμένος, ποντικοβριθής, (καθομ.) γκρινιάρικος, μουρμούρικος

Italiano (Italian)
vile, irritabile, malandato, infestato da topi, permaloso, malmesso, trasandato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rabugento

Русский (Russian)
сварливый, обветшалый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - furioso, infestado de ratas, de ratas

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - råttaktig, full av råttor, sjaskig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
鼠的, 多鼠的, 像鼠的, 卑鄙的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 鼠的, 多鼠的, 像鼠的, 卑鄙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비참한, 성 잘 내는, 쥐가 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ネズミの, ネズミだらけの, 荒れ果てた, 不機嫌な, ねずみの多い, 卑劣な, おこりっぽい, いらいらした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كثير الفئران, فأري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרופט, מתרגז, שורץ עכברושים‬


 
 
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