Deteriorating
Ratty and deteriorating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ratty" instead an adjective "Deteriorating".
Ratty
Ratty adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: some ratty old magazines were the only reading material in the mountaintop cabin
Deteriorating and ratty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deteriorating" instead an adjective "Ratty".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and deteriorating
- mean and ratty
- shabby and deteriorating
- shabby and ratty
- miserable and deteriorating
- miserable and ratty
- decayed and deteriorating
- decayed and ratty
- seedy and deteriorating
- seedy and ratty
- neglected and deteriorating
- neglected and ratty
- run-down and deteriorating
- run-down and ratty
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