Meanings
adjectivecattish (comparative more cattish, superlative most cattish)
comparative more cattish · superlative most cattish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecatlike; in the manner of a cat
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adjectivesly and spiteful; marked by malice
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Translations
Bulgarian котешки, хитър
- котешки (koteški)catlike
- хитър (hităr)sly and spiteful
- лукав (lukav)sly and spiteful
- злобен (zloben)sly and spiteful
Dutch katachtig, kattig
- katachtigcatlike
- kattigsly and spiteful
German katzenhaft, boshaft
- katzenhaftcatlike
- boshaftsly and spiteful
- falschsly and spiteful
- gehässigsly and spiteful
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APA
cattish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cattish
MLA
“cattish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cattish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cattish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cattish.
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