bratty

adjective

Definition of brattynext
as in troublesome

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bratty
  1. troublesome
  2. mischievous
  3. upsetting
  4. offensive
  5. infuriating
Adjective
  • The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The big issue was that getting to those hard-to-reach areas was troublesome.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • The mission was challenging, and these mischievous little models followed their own dance.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Ferris Bueller is fun, mischievous, an expert on shortcuts.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • Balance upsetting coverage with good news, stories of progress, and examples of people who have gone through tragedy and made it to the other side.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Dye notes that the upsetting details of the case in the quiet Mississippi beach town have had reverberating effects on the small seaside community.
    Emily Palmer, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of upsetting
Adjective
  • Her controversy began when people found some old, offensive, edgelord-y tweets of hers that are now deleted.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Houston still added a field goal, increasing its lead to 10-0. 4d ago / 5:46 PM PST Copied Share Lions answer touchdown with three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Rough offensive start for the Lions so far.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • Spotify For some of us, few things are more infuriating than a gadget that stops working due to a software change.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Her perhaps most infuriating trait, as with so many moms, is her constant need to always be right.
    Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 May 2024
Definition of infuriating
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