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CATTINESS

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cat⋅ty

1[kat-ee]
–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
1. catlike; feline.
2. slyly malicious; spiteful: a catty gossip.

Origin:
1885–90; cat1 + -y 1


cat⋅ti⋅ly, adverb
cat⋅ti⋅ness, noun


2. mean, nasty, malevolent; bitchy.
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cat·ty 1   (kāt'ē)   
adj.   cat·ti·er, cat·ti·est
  1. Subtly cruel or malicious; spiteful: a catty remark.

  2. Catlike; stealthy.

cat'ti·ly adv., cat'ti·ness n.
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