Pronounced: YOU-fuh-nee, noun
Notes: I could trace the etymology of our word, but I wasn’t quite right with the definition
Yesterday’s word
The word ratty means
- of, relating to, or full of rats
- shabby
- irritable; angry
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
The first definition is obvious; however, in the course of my reading, I’ve run across both of the other meanings, but – to my recollection – the third meaning is one I more often find in books written by English authors; I don’t think I’ve heard it or read it in America. The word came from the Old English word raet (rat).
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