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Definition of Brattish
1. Adjective. (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly.
Definition of Brattish
1. Adjective. Characteristic of a brat; childishly rude and annoying. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brattish
1. brat [adj] - See also: brat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brattish
Literary usage of Brattish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Harry Haldane, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"In an open room, such as a kitchen or common living room, a lang-settle was made
with a " brattish " at the back to keep off the draught. ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"In an open room, such as a kitchen or common living room, a lang-settle was made
with a " brattish " at the back to keep off the draught. ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... juvenile, puerile (usually in a bad sense), youthful, brattish (contemptuous),
kiddish (slang or colloq.); spec, boyish, boylike, girlish, girl-like, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"Cott. respal. А.Ш. f. 14. BRATTICE. A partition. North. brattish. A shelf; also,
a seat with a high back. North. ..."
5. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"Dimin. of Brat, an apron ;: used as a name for clothing in general ; as, " the
bit and the brattle," food and clothes,. SV BRAT. brattish ..."
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