ratée

ra·tée
/ˈɹæ.teɪ/

A form of raté — an unsuccessful person; a failure

Meanings

nounratée (plural ratées)

plural ratées

  1. femininefeminine of raté

    She also is a ratée.

    1920 July 13, “Lenormand's New Drama, "Les Ratés"”, in The Christian Science Monitor, volume XII, number 199, page 12
adjectiveratée (not comparable)
  1. femininenot comparablefeminine of raté

    My youth was ratée, Lucien, really.

    1913, Ethel Sigdwick, Succession: A comedy of the generations, Small, Maynard and Company, part II, scene XIII, page 353

Rhymes & wordplay

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Sounds the same

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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