cattish
Americanadjective
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catlike; feline.
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spiteful; malicious.
Other Word Forms
- cattishly adverb
- cattishness noun
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
"And all their cattish gestures plainly spoke They thought the affair they'd come upon no joke."
From The Tapestry Room A Child's Romance by Crane, Walter
"Don't be cattish, Lusilly," urged the young man.
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher
Angela hoped that her laugh was not cattish.
From The Port of Adventure by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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