Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rat-ly
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, resembling, or relating to rats.

Example Sentences

"I did get her to swear that she'd wouldn't actually break any laws, although I'm sure she'll interpret that promise with a ratly twist."

Etymology

From rat + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ratly (comparative) most ratly (superlative)

Questions

What does ratly mean?: Of, resembling, or relating to rats.
Where does ratly come from?: From rat + -ly.

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