bratty

adjective

Definition of brattynext
as in troublesome

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Recent Examples of bratty 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 Some Demna-sized—as in, calculatedly oversized—tailoring, and lots of bitchy, bratty handbag holding that made the accessories a focal point of most looks in the collection. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026 Despite that questionable track record, Barbie is really good at her job, and her bratty attitude and brazen honesty can be winning, in a mean-girl-in-a-movie kind of way. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bratty
  1. troublesome
  2. mischievous
  3. upsetting
  4. offensive
  5. infuriating
Adjective
  • Ethan O’Connor seems well positioned for one of those jobs, and the prime challengers for the other are Damari Brown (whose availability is always a question because of the troublesome foot issue) and impressive second-year player Ja’boree Antoine.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Whiteflies are among the most troublesome, and tomatoes are one of their favorite hosts.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • Catching mischievous agents in real time The Hugging Face incident reveals the importance of real-time monitoring.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 24 July 2026
  • Everyone’s favorite fast-running, mischievous, coin-collecting hedgehog is turning 35.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • There are some sad ironies stitched into the plot, and an upsetting late twist, though the show doesn’t wallow in it.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • This took an upsetting story about Trump trying to get paid to tweak the stock market with Truth Social and turned it into a chance to go boi-oi-oing.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of upsetting
Adjective
  • Quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends and offensive linemen have already been announced.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • Campbell also got engaged this offseason and did his normal training in Dallas with Chargers offensive tackle Rashawn Slater and Jets offensive tackle Armand Membou.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • This is an infuriating bait-and-switch case compounded by a gross disregard for public health and safety.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Bannon may be the first person to perceive it as the frequency of all suffering, something inescapable and infuriating.
    — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026
Definition of infuriating

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“Bratty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bratty. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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