"bratty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹæti/ [US], [ˈbɹæɾi] [US] Forms: brattier [comparative], more bratty [comparative], brattiest [superlative], most bratty [superlative]
Rhymes: -æti Etymology: From brat + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brat|y}} brat + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} bratty (comparative brattier or more bratty, superlative brattiest or most bratty)
  1. Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
    Sense id: en-bratty-en-adj-uHAhg-pc
  2. (neologism) Characterstic of brat (the qualities possessed by a confident and assertive woman). Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-bratty-en-adj-w4yU6jF5 Categories (other): English neologisms, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brattily, brattiness, unbratty
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹæti/ [US], [ˈbɹæɾi] [US] Forms: bratties [plural]
Rhymes: -æti Head templates: {{en-noun}} bratty (plural bratties)
  1. (India) A cake of dried cow dung, used for fuel. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-bratty-en-noun-FkrHJauK Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 26 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 26 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 25 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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