Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rattish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rat-tish
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to rats.

adj

Exhibiting qualities that are commonly associated with rats.

adj

Slightly short-tempered.

adj

Slightly run-down or dilapidated.

Etymology

Etymology tree English rat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English rattish From rat + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more rattish (comparative) most rattish (superlative)

Derived Forms

rattishly rattishness

Questions

What does rattish mean?: Pertaining to rats.
Where does rattish come from?: Etymology tree English rat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English rattish From rat + -ish.

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