catty
11catty — [[t]kæ̱ti[/t]] cattier, cattiest ADJ GRADED If someone, especially a woman or girl, is being catty, they are being unpleasant and unkind. [INFORMAL] His mother was catty, status conscious and loud. ...catty remarks. Syn: bitchy …
12catty — a weight unit of the colonial period in East and Southeast Asia, originating as the kati in Malaya. The catty varied a little from market to market. Typically it was equal to about 4/3 pound avoirdupois (604.79 grams), and it is still equal to …
13catty — mod. spiteful; snotty. □ You know how catty Mary is almost as catty as Gloria well, she told me something about you that really shocked me. □ How can anybody be so catty? …
14catty — 1. adjective With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy or upset. Syn: bitchy, cattish, malicious, nasty, snide, spiteful 2. noun …
15catty — adj. (colloq.) malicious catty about * * * [ kætɪ] (colloq.) [ malicious ] catty about …
16catty — adjective someone who is catty is unpleasant and often says nasty things about people: She s a liar. Does that sound catty, too? cattily adverb cattiness noun (U) …
17catty — UK [ˈkætɪ] / US adjective Word forms catty : adjective catty comparative cattier superlative cattiest used for describing someone who enjoys saying cruel or unpleasant things about other people Derived words: cattily adverb cattiness noun… …
18catty — I. noun (plural catties) Etymology: Malay kati Date: 1598 any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1 1/3 pounds (about 600 grams); also a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams) II. adjective… …
19Catty — Kätti (von engl. Catty) ist die deutsche Bezeichnung für das chinesische, in ganz Ostasien verbreitete Gewichtsmaß jīn (chin. 斤). Die Bezeichnung stammt ursprünglich aus Malaya. 100 Kätti ergeben ein Pikul (chin. 擔, dàn). Ein Kätti entspricht in… …
20catty — catty1 cattily, adv. cattiness, n. /kat ee/, adj., cattier, cattiest. 1. catlike; feline. 2. slyly malicious; spiteful: a catty gossip. [1885 90; CAT1 + Y1] Syn. 2. mean, nasty, m …
