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    catty
    /ˈkati/

    adjective

    • 1. deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful: "catty comments"
    • 2. relating to cats; catlike: "catty eyes"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCATTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CATTY definition: 1. Catty words, especially speech, are unkind because they are intended to hurt someone: 2. Catty…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cattyCatty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    May 24, 2024 · The meaning of CATTY is any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 11/3 pounds (about 600 grams); also : a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams). How to use catty in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCATTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CATTY meaning: 1. Catty words, especially speech, are unkind because they are intended to hurt someone: 2. Catty…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › cattyCATTY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. 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 (Mandarin) Chinese name:jin.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cattyCatty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › cattyCatty - definition of catty by The Free Dictionary

    Define catty. catty synonyms, catty pronunciation, catty translation, English dictionary definition of catty. malevolent; bitchy; nasty; spiteful: She made a catty remark about her ex-husband’s new girlfriend.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › cattyCatty Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    (informal, of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset. Wiktionary. Synonyms: cattish. bitchy. naggy. spiteful. nasty. mean. malicious. hateful. feline. evil. backbiting. venomous.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcatty adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of catty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCATTY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    CATTY definition: intending to hurt someone by saying unkind things: . Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCATTY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone is being catty, you mean that they are being unpleasant and unkind.