Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (3)
1.
of or characteristic of rats;
2.
showing signs of wear and tear;
- Example: "a ratty old overcoat"- Example: "shabby furniture"- Example: "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"[syn: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty]
3. dirty and infested with rats;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ratty
adj 1: of or characteristic of rats
2: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
"shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and
tatty curtains" [syn: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby,
tatty]
3: dirty and infested with rats