cattish

adjective
UK: /ˈkæt.ɪʃ/
US: /ˈkæt.ɪʃ/

  1. Resembling a cat in appearance or behavior, especially in being sleek, graceful, or sly.

    1. Her cattish movements were mesmerizing to watch.
    2. The spy had a cattish grace that made him perfect for sneaking around undetected.

  2. Spiteful and subtly malicious; behaving in a way that is unkind and intended to hurt someone's feelings, but doing it in a clever or indirect way.

    1. She made a cattish remark about my new dress.
    2. I cannot stand her cattish behavior; she always has something nasty to say about someone when they are not around.

Synonyms

spiteful sly malicious graceful snide sleek bitchy

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "cattish" in English means: Resembling a cat in appearance or behavior, especially in being sleek, graceful, or sly., Spiteful and subtly malicious; behaving in a way that is unkind and intended to hurt someone's feelings, but doing it in a clever or indirect way..

The phonetic transcription of "cattish" is /ˈkæt.ɪʃ/ in British English and /ˈkæt.ɪʃ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "cattish": spiteful, sly, malicious, graceful, snide, sleek, bitchy.

Example usage of "cattish": "Her cattish movements were mesmerizing to watch.". More examples on the page.