bratty

adjective

Definition of brattynext
as in troublesome

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Recent Examples of bratty There's a multitude of Gucci wearers in the world, spanning bratty aristocrats, the new bourgeois, and lads buying outlet merchandise. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bratty
  1. troublesome
  2. mischievous
  3. upsetting
  4. offensive
  5. infuriating
Adjective
  • The heating oil situation is particularly troublesome here for low-to-moderate residents who rely on the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program to keep warm.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Some oil tankers have made their way through the strait, but LNG tankers are a more troublesome target, according to Robin Mills, a non-resident fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and CEO of Qamar Energy.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • KidSuper founder Colm Dillane has always had a mischievous side.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In practice, this mischievous presence ping-pongs between maternal lies and the wholesale impersonation of other people.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • Now, none of this excuses what Cathy does to poor, sweet, trusting Faye, whom Martha Plimpton plays with a chummy maternal quality that makes her grotesque demise that much more upsetting.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The stakes will be plenty high as well, because the winner of this game will have an early inside track on making it to the Big 12 title game and potentially upsetting Texas Tech en route to a College Football Playoff berth.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of upsetting
Adjective
  • James, who had been the third offensive option on the Lakers when everyone was healthy, with Austin Reaves playing well on that side of the court, had to find a different gear in the playoffs with Dončić out.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Later on, in the fourth quarter, after an errant pass was batted upward and, eventually, into the hands of an offensive lineman, Kelce, ever the ambassador for his undersung position, was full of primal delight.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • The episode is unfortunately timely, amid the infuriating story of the Cornell 7, the name coined online for the seven male students at Cornell University who are accused of drugging and gang raping a female classmate in October 2024.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Even the characters involved in the season’s intriguing, yet infuriating, cliffhanger ending have justifications for their schemes.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of infuriating

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