cattish
Americanadjective
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catlike; feline.
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spiteful; malicious.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cattish
First recorded in 1590–1600; cat ( def. ) + -ish 1
Example Sentences
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His deviousness, clowning and attention-seeking have something fittingly and convincingly cattish about them.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2011
Penelope is "the sly cattish wife," Odysseus "that cold-blooded egotist," Telemachus "the priggish son who yet met his master-prig in Menelaus."
From Time Magazine Archive
Life, my friends," croaked the philosopher from his hollow tree, dropping the lids over his cattish eyes, "is a disease.
From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Ambrose Bierce
Our English audience have been for some time returning to their cattish nature, of which some particular sounds from the gallery have given us sufficient warning.
From Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
"Of course," she said, really "cattish," "you girls would prefer something silly."
From The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause by Gertrude W. Morrison
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