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cattish

[ kat-ish ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of cattish¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; cat ( def ) + -ish ¹

Sort of cattish way of implying that the fair Olga could get along without any moon at all.

I had a cattish desire to fight him and let him know his place.

I trust I am not unduly cattish, but I dearly would love to watch the expression on his face when he heard it.

Before the end of our engagement, Wharton-Duprez had taken the most cattish dislike to me; I have never known why.

It does not seem to be their genius to do more than Fishwomen, to scratch and tear one or two to pieces in a cattish fury.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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