Synonyms of ratty
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Another word for ratty is rattish. Other synonyms of ratty are battered, tattered, tatty, torn and worn out.
Synonyms and similar words for ratty
adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
adjectiveIn poor condition or repair.
adjectiveAnnoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
- annoyedTroubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
- angry
- aggravated
- agitated
- botheredAnnoyed; irritated.
- exasperated
- frustrated
- irritable
- irritated
- irkedAnnoyed.
- peevedAnnoyed.
- pestered
- pissyAnnoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.
- shittyAnnoyed.
- soreFeeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- tiredFed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
- vexed
- bee in one's bonnetSomething of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
- have it in forTo be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.
- hot and bothered
- hold a grudgeTo stay angry (at someone or something).
- brassed offFed up; annoyed.
- browned offAnnoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted.
- cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.
- peed offAnnoyed, irritated, angry.
- pissed offVery annoyed, upset, angry.
- PO'd euphemisticAnnoyed; irritated; angry; fed up.
- teed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.
- ticked off
- atrabilious
- bad-temperedOf or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
- bilious
- bitchy informal, vulgar
- brainish
- cantankerousGiven to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
- carnaptious Ireland, UKBad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy.
- cholericOf a person: having a tendency to become angry easily; bad-tempered, irritable; also, feeling or showing anger; angry...
- crabbit ScotlandGrouchy, cantankerous.
- crabby
- cranky
- crotchetyCranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
- dyspeptic
- fantoddishIrritable.
- fiery
- fractious
- fretful
- grumpyDissatisfied and irritable.
- grotchy slangTending to complain; irritable.
- grouchyIrritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
- hissy
- hot-temperedBecoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.
- hotheadedPertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
- huffy
- humpy
- ill-natured
- ill-temperedSynonym of bad-tempered.
- irascibleEasily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
- liverishNot feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.
- out of sorts
- ornery (chiefly US)}
- peevishQuick to become bad-tempered or cross, especially due to insignificant matters; irritable, pettish, petulant.
- pettishBad-tempered; peevish.
- petulantChildishly irritable.
- prickly
- quick-temperedEasily or quickly angered or frustrated.
- querulousOften complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- raspy
- short-temperedEasily angered; frequently losing one's temper.
- snappish
- snappy
- snippety
- snippishSnippy; irritable; short-tempered.
- snippy
- snitchy
- spleneticBad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
- stressy
- surly
- temperamental
- testy
- tetchySynonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive...
- thin-skinned
- thorny
- touchy
- twitchy figuratively
- umbrageous figuratively
- volatile
- waspish
- edgy dated
- hot-livered archaicOf an irritable temperament; irascible; easily angered.
- tetty obsoleteA diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
nounSynonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”).
- knock down gingerThe prank of knocking on somebody's front door and running away before it is opened.
Meaning of ratty
- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
- adjective Infested with rats.
- adjective In poor condition or repair.
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