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bratty

adjective

Definition of brattynext
as in troublesome

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Recent Examples of bratty Even with seemingly endless dupes flooding the market, there’s something about carrying a Stanley that feels bratty and cool. — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 Why are people so hungry for a bratty, sarcastic version of Abigail Williams? — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 And yet a bratty skepticism welled up in me as the play unfolded. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 Judging by Anderson's snaps, Stalter appears to have Mary Todd's bratty brass down pat. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 The shifter is tiny and weirdly unsatisfying for a car with this much bratty energy. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 During its brief existence, the Long Beach trio treated squeaky South Bay punk and bratty white-boy hip-hop as the unlikely boundaries of their sampledelic dirtbag reggae. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 Axl Rose Axl Rose's notoriously bratty antics are the stuff of legend. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 In a funny touch of feminist commentary, the Pounds parents are intent on their bratty son Andrew (Hamnet survivor Jacobi Jupe) getting the best possible education but less bothered about glum daughter Drissila (Evie Templeton). — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bratty
  1. troublesome
  2. mischievous
  3. upsetting
  4. offensive
  5. infuriating
Adjective
  • Antibiotic overuse remains common for other conditions of later life, too, including the kind of urinary tract infections that cause no troublesome symptoms and upper respiratory infections that are typically viral, not bacterial.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In Bad Apples, Maria ends up accidentally taking and locking her troublesome student, Danny, in her home following a series of questionable decisions and a desperate moment.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • Directed by Richard Lester, the 1964 film followed the crew over two days as the band struggled to keep themselves and Paul McCartney’s mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In this charming graphic novel, the mischievous Norse god Loki gets banished to mid-Guard—AKA Earth—as punishment and must adjust to a month of life as an 11-year-old boy and document his journey in a journal.
    — Kavya Dhillon, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • This year’s livestream featured an example of how wild (and upsetting to humans) nature can be.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
  • For people like Emily Phelps who go to the park regularly that possibility is upsetting.
    — John Dias, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of upsetting
Adjective
  • The Wildcats opened the game with a goal-line stand, but Chiles fumbled the snap on their first offensive play and Rolijah Hardy tackled him in the end zone for a safety.
    — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • With new Maryland offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Clint Trickett at the helm, the Terrapins’ quarterback has taken a leap in Year 2 running the offense.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • Turkish football is a chaotic, infuriating, sometimes horrible but always entertaining place.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • And to me, that is just one of the most infuriating parts of all of this.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuriating

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“Bratty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bratty. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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