cattish
[
kat
-ish]
/ˈkæt ɪʃ/
adjective
1.
catlike; feline.
2.
spiteful; malicious.
Origin
1590-1600;
cat
1
+
-ish
1
Related forms
cattishly,
adverb
cattishness,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
cattish
catty
1
/
ˈkætɪ
/
adjective
-tier,
-tiest
1.
(
informal
) spiteful:
a catty remark
2.
of or resembling a cat
Derived Forms
cattily,
cattishly,
adverb
cattiness,
cattishness,
noun
Word Origin and History for
cattish
adj.
1590s, "cat-like," from
cat
(n.) +
-ish
. From 1883 as "catty." Related:
Cattishly
;
cattishness
.