bratty
US/ˈbɹæti/
bratty adjective: characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
Adjective
bratty (comparative brattier or more bratty, superlative brattiest or most bratty)
- Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
- When Laura tells Bart that she can teach him to dance, Bart and Laura are suddenly transformed into Astaire and Rogers in a black-and-white fantasy sequence before Bart’s reverie is abruptly ended when Laura reverts back to bratty tomboy form and gives him a wedgie.2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club
- Characteristic of a brat (the qualities possessed by a confident and assertive woman).
- Critics are increasingly examining their prejudice towards media that has been derided for its femininity, girlishness and brattiness – perhaps most notably, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, a film that is now praised for the bratty qualities it was derided for in 2006. Indeed, online music...2024 June 26, Lillian Hingley, “Brat by Charli XCX is a work of contemporary imagist poetry – and a reclamation of 'bratty' women's art”, in The Conversation, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2024
- I'm revisiting all my favorite Y2K trends, including slogan tees, trucker hats, wedge flip-flops, and barbed wire tramp stamps. Diesel and Miaou are two brands that feel particularly bratty to me, and I'm dreaming about this strawberry latex halter specifically.2024 July 25, Meg Donohue, Dale Chong, “Same Same But Different: We're Feeling Bratty This Summer”, in Elle, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2024
Noun
bratty (plural bratties)
bratty meaning in Tamil
bratty in Tamil
- Translations
- வறட்டி vaṟaṭṭi
Forms of bratty
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | brattier |
| comparative | more bratty |
| superlative | brattiest |
| superlative | most bratty |
| Noun | |
| plural | bratties |
Origin of bratty
From brat + -y.
Words formed from bratty
Words that rhyme with bratty
Questions about bratty
- What does bratty mean?
- Bratty means characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
- What is bratty in Tamil?
- Bratty in Tamil is வறட்டி (vaṟaṭṭi). See Bratty meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bratty?
- Bratty can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce bratty?
- Bratty is pronounced /ˈbɹæti/ (US).
Words near bratty in the dictionary
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