"scratty" meaning in English

See scratty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɹati/ [UK] Forms: more scratty [comparative], most scratty [superlative]
Rhymes: -æti Head templates: {{en-adj}} scratty (comparative more scratty, superlative most scratty)
  1. (colloquial, chiefly UK) Thin, meagre; unkempt. Tags: UK, colloquial
    Sense id: en-scratty-en-adj-vV7pdU8t Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 87",
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          "ref": "2010, Susan Hill, The Shadows in the Street",
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        "Thin, meagre; unkempt."
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        "(colloquial, chiefly UK) Thin, meagre; unkempt."
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