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catty
1[ kat-ee ]
adjective
- catlike; feline.
- slyly malicious; spiteful:
a catty gossip.
Synonyms: bitchy, malevolent, nasty, mean
catty
2[ kat-ee ]
noun
- (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
catty
1/ ˈkætɪ /
adjective
- informal.spiteful
a catty remark
- of or resembling a cat
catty
2/ ˈkætɪ /
noun
- a unit of weight, used esp in E Asia, traditionally equal to about one and a half pounds but formalized as 0.5 kg in mainland China, 0.6 kg in Taiwan and Thailand, and about 0.605 kg in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore (Mandarin) Chinese name:jin
Derived Forms
- ˈcattily, adverb
- ˈcattiness, noun
Other Words From
- catti·ly adverb
- catti·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of catty1
Origin of catty2
Word History and Origins
Origin of catty1
Example Sentences
In her video, Brown set her sights on multiple Daily Mail reporters and read aloud catty headlines including, “Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown ageing so badly?”
With Day’s co-star Glenn Close having a catty blast in a leopard-print pushup bra, the film starts goofy and stays that way.
She also teased her catty upcoming single “Él No Es Tuyo” — set for release in early March, the song notably features her former rival, Bellakath.
Smilodon, the catty predator whose ancestors emerged in the early Miocene, will not smile on us again.
“You really wrap your head around why people would be so hateful. It’s not catty. It’s cruel.”
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