cattish

cat·tish

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kat-ish]
- /ˈkæt ɪʃ/
- /ˈkæ.tɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat-ish]
- /ˈkæt ɪʃ/

Definitions of cattish word

adjective cattish like a cat; feline 3
abbreviation CATTISH catty1 3
adjective cattish catlike; feline. 1
adjective cattish spiteful; malicious. 1
noun cattish Catlike; in the manner of a cat. 1
adjective cattish stealthy. 0

See all 7 definitions of cattish

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Origin of cattish

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; cat + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Cattish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cattish

cattish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

cattish usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cattish

adj cattish

bad-tempered — Someone who is bad-tempered is not very cheerful and gets angry easily.
catty — If someone, especially a woman or girl, is being catty, they are being unpleasant and unkind.
despiteful — spiteful; malicious
hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.

adjective cattish

spiteful — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.

All 15 Synonyms of cattish