Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Subtly cruel or malicious; spiteful: a catty remark.
- adj. Catlike; stealthy.
- n. Any of various units of weight used in Southeast Asia, especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams (approximately 1.1 pounds).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adj. With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset.
- adj. Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
- n. A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. An East Indian Weight of 11/3 pounds.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The name given by foreigners to the Chinese kin or pound.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. marked by or arising from malice
- n. any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
Etymologies
Examples
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The girls in this school, I thought, gave the word catty a new meaning.
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Ros-Lehtinen, who attended a White House function Monday, used the word catty in reference to late-night tweet.
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"But it's just as well to tell Marie, so that in case Idina should do something -- one of those things women call 'catty' -- she'd be prepared."
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They criticize aspects of the scientists 'behavior, which they basically call catty and unprofessional, but the science is sound.
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Best known as the catty assistant in The Devil Wears Prada, Blunt's other royal roles include Princess Isolda andand Catherine Howard in the TV dramas Boudica and Henry VIII.
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In the ad the announcer refers to Frank as "catty," Boxer as "arrogant," and Pelosi as "in charge."
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Girls have earned the cultural labels of being "catty" or even being "meaner" than boys.
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Carlson, who says he has withheld many "catty" personal comments, calls the out-of-context charge "a red herring designed to draw attention away from the fact that they were coordinating on behalf of Barack Obama."
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Trying to think up some "catty" comments, but "Memories" is somehow stuck in my head.
reesetee commented on the word catty
In China and southeast Asia, a weight equal to about 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
March 28, 2007