cattish

[kat-ish]

adjective

Origin of cattish

First recorded in 1590–1600; cat + -ish¹

Related formscat·tish·ly, adverbcat·tish·ness, noun

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As if I didn't know, when I'm in that mood, I'm a cattish little spitfire!
The Rhodesian
Gertrude Page
She had very good hair but grey eyes, that gave her a cattish appearance.
The Conquest
Oscar Micheaux
McTerza, with a cattish spring, leaped through a rain of brickbats for Rucker.
Held for Orders
Frank H. Spearman
I had a cattish desire to fight him and let him know his place.
Daisy
Miranda Eliot Swan
And be gracious to everybody, even to those who have been most cattish.
The Silent Barrier
Louis Tracy

1590s, "cat-like," from cat (n.) + -ish. From 1883 as "catty." Related: Cattishly; cattishness.