ratty vs wanty

ratty

adj
  • In poor condition or repair. 

  • Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable. 

  • Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike. 

  • Infested with rats. 

  • Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with. 

noun
  • Synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”) 

wanty

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

noun
  • A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. 

  • A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. 

  • A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. 

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

How often have the words ratty and wanty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )