Definition
Somewhat bratty or showing characteristics of a brat; spoiled or disobedient in a mild or obvious way.
Etymology
From brat plus the adjective-forming suffix -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like.' This creates a softer version of 'bratty' suggesting mild or obvious bad behavior.
Kelly Says
The suffix -ish in English is magic for softening criticism—'brattish' sounds less serious than 'bratty,' which is why people describe teenagers as 'brattish' when they mean they're kind of annoying but still basically good kids.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነፍስ በጣም ነፍስ
ne-fis ba-tam ne-fis
CACatalà
malaltia
ma-la-l-ti-a
CSČeština
mazlivý
maz-liv-y
DADansk
skæmværdig
skæm-vær-dig
DEDeutsch
zänkisch
tsän-kish
ELΕλληνικά
εγωιστής
eg-o-is-tis
ESEspañol
malcriado
mal-kree-ah-doh
FAفارسی
بیادب
bee-ya-d-ab
FISuomi
käytönhäiriö
kyyt-ö-han-hyi-rö
HUMagyar
csínytevő
shin-y-teh-vo
IDBahasa Indonesia
nakal
na-kal
ITItaliano
maleducato
ma-le-doo-ka-toh
MRMR
बळकटपणा
bal-kat-pa-na
MSBahasa Melayu
nakal
na-kal
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း
kya-m-kya-m
NLNederlands
kwaadaardig
kwaa-daar-dig
PTPortuguês
malcriado
ma-lkri-ah-doh
RORomână
bărbălă
bar-ba-la
RUРусский
капризный
kapri-znyy
TAதமிழ்
குழந்தைத்தனம்
kuzhan-thai-thanam
TEతెలుగు
పిల్లల తనం
pill-la-la-tanam
TLTL
pag-aaksaya
pa-g-aak-sa-ya
UKУкраїнська
вихований
vi-kho-van-y
URاردو
بچکانہ
bach-kan-ah
VITiếng Việt
bà láp
ba lap