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ratty

rat·ty

ratty

 
pronunciation:
rae ti
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
inflections: rattier, rattiest
definition 1: tattered and worn.
Please don't wear that ratty old sweater when my mother visits.
definition 2: of or characteristic of rats; ratlike.
He was a strange little man with ratty eyes.
definition 3: infested with rats.
Those ratty buildings by the water's edge were finally torn down.
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