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cattish

[ kat-ish ]

/ ˈkæt ɪʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cattish

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

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Example sentences from the Web for cattish

And be gracious to everybody, even to those who have been most cattish.
The Silent Barrier|Louis Tracy
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
Mrs. Hetherington, whom the end of the voyage had left nervy and cross, said cattish things.
Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles
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

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