scratty

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹati/
• Rhymes: -æti

Adjective

scratty (comparative more scratty, superlative most scratty)

1. (colloquial, chiefly UK) Thin, meagre; unkempt.
   • 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 87:

     Odd that her head, so small now with the scratty cap of hair, was still heavy enough to dent the pillow down.

   • 2004, David Nobbs, Sex and Other Changes, page 2:

     Her charm was in the toss of her head as she climbed the scratty trees that lined the River Rundle.

   • 2010, Susan Hill, The Shadows in the Street:

     Oriental girls – and how did she think she could compete with them? Abi Righton, poor skin, scratty hair, wonky teeth.

Anagrams

• Crattys