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  • adjective comparative form of ratty: more ratty

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Examples

  • I open the door to see him standing at the bars of his crib, sucking his nukie, ratty blanket in one hand, beloved and even rattier Bunny in the other.

    Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011

  • I open the door to see him standing at the bars of his crib, sucking his nukie, ratty blanket in one hand, beloved and even rattier Bunny in the other.

    Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011

  • He had a brief glimpse of a scruffy-looking guy with ratty hair and even rattier coat.

    Masked Lou Anders 2010

  • He had a brief glimpse of a scruffy-looking guy with ratty hair and even rattier coat.

    Masked Lou Anders 2010

  • He said they never get new wigs, just keep the old ones as they become rattier and rattier.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » “Motion to Compel Defense Counsel To Wear Appropriate Shoes”: 2009

  • Obviously, her outfit that she planned to wear when she got to work -- it ` s my understanding, normally, she would wear something, you know, rattier to work and then change into her nice clothes when she got there.

    CNN Transcript May 9, 2006 2006

  • He'd seen her at the post office again just a few days ago, looking rattier than he'd ever seen her before and raking in money by the handful.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • "You do look a little rattier than Pomo's Finest usually do, come to think of it, but it was more that certain scent that I had in mind," she said, fanning the air.

    Corpse in the Abstract Crayne, J. D. 2003

  • Meeting the sincere concern in his gaze, feeling the instant leap of her senses to the powerful magneticizm of his presence, Faye reacted in self-defense, seeking hostility rattier than pleasantries.

    The Arabian Mistress Graham, Lynne 2001

  • Kang would far rattier have fought an enraged elf lord, who would at least feel something at the death of an enemy, even if that feeling were exultation.

    The Doom Brigade Weis, Margaret 1996

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