ALL meanings of catty
cat·ty
C c - adjective catty If someone, especially a woman or girl, is being catty, they are being unpleasant and unkind. 3
- adjective catty spiteful 3
- adjective catty of or resembling a cat 3
- noun catty a unit of weight, used esp in E Asia, traditionally equal to about one and a half pounds but formalized as 0.5 kg in mainland China, 0.6 kg in Taiwan and Thailand, and about 0.605 kg in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore 3
- adjective catty of or like a cat 3
- adjective catty spiteful, mean, malicious, etc. 3
- noun catty a unit of weight used in various countries of Southeast Asia: in China it is equal to 500 grams, or 1.102 lb, but elsewhere it is equal to about 11⁄2 lb (680 grams) 3
- adjective catty catlike; feline. 1
- adjective catty slyly malicious; spiteful: a catty gossip. 1
- noun plural catty (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois. 1
- noun catty Deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful. 1
- adjective catty person: spiteful 1
- adjective catty remark: spiteful 1
- adjective catty (Informal) Resembling or characteristic of a cat. 0
- noun catty A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram. 0
- adjective catty (Informal) (of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. 0