catty
adjective
catlike; feline.
cattiness
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a word derived from
catty.
Example Sentences
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Ursula has shades of Gellar’s famous characters — Buffy’s physical ferocity, Kathryn Merteuil’s ruthless cattiness, Daphne Blake’s affinity for mysterious games — but doesn’t play to one exclusively.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
If the play, with all its cattiness and cruelty, at times feels like “Mean Girls Goes to Camp,” it’s not always clear where the meanness is coming from.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Honestly, I feel your pain because there are some kids who seem prone to cattiness, but you have to call it out every time.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2019
And the cattiness is off the charts, with some fairly shocking “mean girl” behavior.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2018
Mrs. Hilyard had laughed that low, pretty laugh of hers which was always free from the least suspicion of "cattiness."
From The Vision of Desire by Margaret Pedler
