Meanings
adjectivecatlike (comparative more catlike, superlative most catlike)
comparative more catlike · superlative most catlike
- Nimble, quick, graceful.
Synonyms: agile, light-footed
- Slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy.
With cat-like tread, Upon our prey we steal; In silence dread, Our cautious way we feel.
1879, W. S. Gilbert, The Pirates of Penzance, Act IISynonyms: slinky
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNimble, quick, graceful.
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adjectiveSlow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy.
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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*kattuz
- Proto-West Germanic*kattu
- Old Englishcatt
- Middle Englishcat
- Englishcat
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishcatlike
Translations
Catalan felí
- felíresembling a cat
Finnish kissamainen
- kissamainenresembling a cat
French félin
- félinresembling a cat
German katzenhaft
- katzenhaftresembling a cat
Irish catúil
- catúilresembling a cat
Italian felino, gattesco
- felinoresembling a cat
- gattescoresembling a cat
Polish koci
- kociresembling a cat
Russian котообразный
- котообразный (kotoobraznyj)resembling a cat
Spanish gatuno
- gatunoresembling a cat
Swedish kattlik, kattaktig
- kattlikresembling a cat
- kattaktigresembling a cat
Welsh fel cath, cathaidd
- fel cathresembling a cat
- cathaiddresembling a cat
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Cite this entry
APA
catlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlike
MLA
“catlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlike.
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