cattish
[ kat-ish ]
adjective
catlike; feline.
spiteful; malicious.
Origin of cattish
1Other words from cattish
- cat·tish·ly, adverb
- cat·tish·ness, noun
Words Nearby cattish
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How to use cattish in a sentence
Sort of cattish way of implying that the fair Olga could get along without any moon at all.
West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheonI had a cattish desire to fight him and let him know his place.
Daisy | Miranda Eliot SwanI trust I am not unduly cattish, but I dearly would love to watch the expression on his face when he heard it.
Sundry Accounts | Irvin S. CobbBefore the end of our engagement, Wharton-Duprez had taken the most cattish dislike to me; I have never known why.
It does not seem to be their genius to do more than Fishwomen, to scratch and tear one or two to pieces in a cattish fury.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) | Edward Gibbon
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