cattish

[ kat-ish ]

/ ˈkæt ɪʃ /

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adjective

catlike; feline.

spiteful; malicious.

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Origin of cattish

First recorded in 1590–1600; cat + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cattish

cat·tish·ly, adverbcat·tish·ness, noun

Words nearby cattish

cattalo, Cattegat, Cattell, Catterick, cattery, cattish, cattle, cattle-cake, cattle call, cattle car, cattle class

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 McCutcheon
I had a cattish desire to fight him and let him know his place.
Daisy|Miranda Eliot Swan
I 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. Cobb
Before the end of our engagement, Wharton-Duprez had taken the most cattish dislike to me; I have never known why.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5|Various

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