catty
1catlike; feline.
slyly malicious; spiteful: a catty gossip.
Origin of catty
1Other words for catty
Other words from catty
- cat·ti·ly, adverb
- cat·ti·ness, noun
Words Nearby catty
Other definitions for catty (2 of 2)
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
Origin of catty
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How to use catty in a sentence
Glaser and the rest of the production team seemed determined to avoid making the women look stupid or catty.
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The Trailer: When the will of the people is beside the point | David Weigel | May 27, 2021 | Washington Post“catty, petty, and self-serving,” is how one of those way-right-of-center folk described Geithner to me.
Ex-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Relives College Glory Days | Olivia Nuzzi | May 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTcatty quips about style choices are met with irrational exuberance over over-hyped new designs.
At a local poker club catty corner from the Lenin statue, players were dismissive of the pro-Russia protestors.
I meet one for drinks at a hip Spanish restaurant catty corner from the European Square.
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‘Breaking Bad’ Finale, ‘Homeland’ Premiere: How to Survive DVRmageddon | Jason Lynch | September 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe is a nice little girl though, is catty—the double-distilled essence of good-nature.
A Changed Heart | May Agnes Flemingcatty Clowrie watched them and the captain, and the game too, noting everything, and making no mistakes.
A Changed Heart | May Agnes Flemingcatty Clowrie was standing in her own doorway, but Cherrie did not stop to speak, only nodded, and knocked at Mrs. Marsh's door.
A Changed Heart | May Agnes FlemingDid Miss catty Clowrie, standing unheeded by, with ears as sharp as lances, hear this very straightforward avowal?
A Changed Heart | May Agnes FlemingAny skirmish in a women's organization is referred to women and their catty ways.
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British Dictionary definitions for catty (1 of 2)
cattish
/ (ˈkætɪ) /
informal spiteful: a catty remark
of or resembling a cat
Derived forms of catty
- cattily or cattishly, adverb
- cattiness or cattishness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for catty (2 of 2)
cattie
/ (ˈkætɪ) /
a unit of weight, used esp in E Asia, traditionally equal to about one and a half pounds but formalized as 0.5 kg in mainland China, 0.6 kg in Taiwan and Thailand, and about 0.605 kg in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore: (Mandarin) Chinese name:: jin
Origin of catty
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