catty
adjective · nounA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjectiveComparative
cattier
Superlative
cattiest
- 1.
(informal, literally)Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
catty eyes
I heard a catty shriek.
Đồng nghĩa: catlike, catly, cattish, feline
- 2.
(broadly, informal)(by extension, of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset (particularly in interactions between women).
Đồng nghĩa: bitchy, cattish, malicious, nasty, snide, spiteful
Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
cattiescattyscatteekatikattikatty
- 1.
(informal)A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places.
- 2.
(informal, slang)A catapult.
Từ liên quan
Cùng gốc / liên quan
cattilycattinessuncattycatfighthandbagshandbags at dawnthe handbags come outmeowhandbags, handbags at dawn, the handbags come out, meow
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Nguồn gốc từ
From cat + --y. Compare kattig, which also means “subtly hostile” and is formed the same way (kat + -ig); see also catfight.