rafferty

rafferty
/raf"euhr tee/, adj. Brit., Australian.
confused; disorganized.
[1925-30; orig. in the phrase Rafferty('s) rules no rules at all; perh. identical with Brit. dial. raffatory, ref(f)atory, alters. of REFRACTORY]

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