ratty vs sharp-tongued

ratty

adj
  • Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable. 

  • In poor condition or repair. 

  • 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”) 

sharp-tongued

adj
  • Having an acrid or bitter wit. Often said of someone skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others. 

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