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rattish

American  
[rat-ish] / ˈræt ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling a rat.

  2. infested with rats.


rattish British  
/ ˈrætɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or infested with rats

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rattish

First recorded in 1680–90; rat + -ish 1


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There was no danger of that happening for Gary Busey, his rattish brother from another mother.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2018

They had rattish pointed faces and tiny pink hands, like the servitor who had brought her the glass of shade.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Barry covertly watched Natalie while Leyden's rattish characteristics were under discussion.

From Gold Out of Celebes by Aylward Edward Dingle

A murmur of rattish voices filled the air.

From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by William H. C. Groome

It crept out of the corners of rattish eyes, reading as it ran the sinister circle, and hurried back to its intense, malevolent business of transfixing the quarry in the corner.

From The Rose in the Ring by George Barr McCutcheon

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