Definition of ratty

ratty

adjective

• in a poor condition.

                                                                                                                                                                     
  
                                                                       
  
  Citation from "Snow forces eight-day lock-in at Kirkbymoorside pub", BBC, 5 December 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Dec 05 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 05 2010.

• Bad tempered, grumpy, irritable.

  Last edited on Dec 08 2010. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Dec 08 2010.

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