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ratty

[rat-ee] / ˈræt i /
ADJECTIVE
shabby
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They were nestling in the banks of the river, swimming past moored boats with names like "Ratty and Moley".

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2023

“It is a mysterious place, and a little macabre,” said Brian Ratty, the author of “Tillamook Rock Lighthouse: History & Tales of Terrible Tilly.”

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022

Ratty and Mole snug in the latter’s warm burrow on a cold winter’s night when the snow was so deep.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020

Mole is the peaceable home-lover whose boredom with his spring cleaning triggers an adventure with Badger, Ratty and Toad.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2011

Ratty straightened his top hat and reached for the lip of the dumpster.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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