ratty

/ˈɹæti/adj

Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries

Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.

Infested with rats.

In poor condition or repair.

Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with.

Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.

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Synonyms

PO'd aggravated agitated angry annoyed atrabilious bad-tempered battered bee in one's bonnet bilious bitchy bothered brainish brassed off browned off

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

fatty chatty batty catty gatti hatty latty matty natty patti

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

rab rad rae raf rag rah rai raj rak ram

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

abt abu aca ack act add ads adz aft ahn

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

kort tree tron quart retry strip train tramp wrist citrus

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