Meanings
adjectivecat-footed (not comparable)
- literallynot comparablePossessing feet resembling a cat.
- figurativelyidiomaticnot comparableSoft-footed like a cat; quiet or stealthy while walking.
Gulfe-breſted is he, ſilent and profound, / Cat-footed for ſlie pace, and without ſound.
1593, Everard Guilpin (published by Oxford University Press), Facsimiles, Volumes 1-4 (a publication of Skialetheia, or A Shadowe of Truth, in Certaine Epigrams and Satyres), page 23
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of cat-foot
Origin
From cat + footed. First use appears c. 1593. See cite below.
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APA
cat-footed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-footed
MLA
“cat-footed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-footed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat-footed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-footed.
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