CATTY

bitchy, catty, cattish

(adjective) marked by or arising from malice; “a catty remark”

catty, cattie

(noun) any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

catty (comparative cattier, superlative cattiest)

(informal, of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.

(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a cat.

Synonyms

• (spiteful): bitchy (derogatory), cattish, malicious, nasty, snide, spiteful

Etymology 2

Noun

catty (plural catties)

A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.

Etymology

Proper noun

Catty

(US, colloquial) The borough of Catasauqua in Pennsylvania.

Source: Wiktionary


Cat"ty, n. Etym: [Malay kati. See Caddy.]

Definition: An East Indian Weight of 11/3 pounds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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