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adjective
- 1. deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful: "catty comments"
- 2. relating to cats; catlike: "catty eyes"
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Catty means unkind or cruel, especially in speech. It is often used to describe women who gossip or insult each other. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from Cambridge Dictionary.
CATTY meaning: 1. Catty words, especially speech, are unkind because they are intended to hurt someone: 2. Catty…. Learn more.
Someone who's catty is mean and nasty. A catty student on a school bus might refuse to let another child sit beside him, saying, "You smell bad." If you act catty, you're malicious or snotty toward other people. The adjective is unfortunately used more often to describe females than males, but anyone who treats people nastily can be called catty.
Catty can mean spiteful, unkind, or catlike, depending on the context. Learn how to use this word in different sentences and regions, and see its origin and related terms.
Catty can be a noun for a unit of weight or a measure of China, or an adjective for something slyly spiteful or cat-like. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and related phrases of catty.
Catty means malevolent, bitchy, or spiteful, or catlike and stealthy. It can also be a unit of weight in Southeast Asia. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.
Catty means of or like a cat, or with subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset. It can also be a unit of weight in Southeast Asia. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of catty.
