ratlike
ratlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a rat, whether physically or (in behavioral terms) cunning, disloyal, or cowardly.
Adjective
ratlike (comparative more ratlike, superlative most ratlike)
Adverb
ratlike (comparative more ratlike, superlative most ratlike)
- In a ratlike way
- Synonyms:
- rattily, rattishly, dastardly, disloyally, false, falsely, Judasly, perfidiously, proditoriously, traitorly
Synonyms of ratlike
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- chicken-hearted
- chicken-livered
- chickenshit
- courageless
- cowardly
- cowardy
- cowhearted
- cowish
- craven
- cravenhearted
- cringey
- dastard
- dastardly
- dickless
- dough-faced
- fainthearted
- fearful
- fraidy
- gizzardless
- invertebrate
- gutless
- hen-hearted
- kiasi
- lily-livered
- liver-faced
- low-hearted
- milk-livered
- mouse-hearted
- mousy
- nerveless
Forms of ratlike
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more ratlike |
| superlative | most ratlike |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more ratlike |
| superlative | most ratlike |
Origin of ratlike
From rat + -like.
Questions about ratlike
- What does ratlike mean?
- Ratlike means resembling or characteristic of a rat, whether physically or (in behavioral terms) cunning, disloyal, or cowardly.
- What part of speech is ratlike?
- Ratlike can be an adjective or an adverb.
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