catty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset (particularly in interactions between women).

noun

A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places.

noun

name

/ˈkæti/ [ˈkʰæɾi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catty.wav

catty cattier cattiest catties cattys cattee kati katti katty

From cat + -y. Compare Dutch kattig, which also means “subtly hostile” and is formed the same way (kat + -ig); see also catfight.

catlike catly cattish feline bitchy malicious nasty snide spiteful

catfight handbags handbags at dawn the handbags come out meow catty-corner catty-cornered catty-mount

cattily cattiness uncatty

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