rattier; rattiest
1
a
: infested with rats
b
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a rat
3
a
b
: irritable
feeling ratty as hell—
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Those shoes are getting pretty ratty.
some ratty old magazines were the only reading material in the mountaintop cabin
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One of those is a comfy pair of slippers, but not the ratty old ones that hang out by your bedside.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
According to Orkin, the pest control service, New York has been ranked as the third rattiest city in the country behind Los Angeles and Chicago.
—Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
New York, arguably the most famous ratty city (with its very own rat celebrities), recently required that most city trash be placed in containers with secure lids, not in plastic bags on the street.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
Even among the rattiest cities identified in the study, Washington, DC, stood out.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
According to Orkin, the pest control service, New York has been ranked as the third rattiest city in the country behind Los Angeles and Chicago.
—Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
New York, arguably the most famous ratty city (with its very own rat celebrities), recently required that most city trash be placed in containers with secure lids, not in plastic bags on the street.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
Even among the rattiest cities identified in the study, Washington, DC, stood out.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Ratty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratty. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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ratty
adjective
rat·ty
ˈrat-ē 
rattier; rattiest
1
a
: full of rats
ratty dockside warehouses
b
: of or relating to rats
2
: shabby sense 2a
a ratty old sweater
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