"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. Derived forms: brattily, brattiness
    Sense id: en-bratty-en-adj-uHAhg-pc Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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