catwise

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adverb

In the manner of a cat.

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Meanings

adverbcatwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner of a cat.

    Every cat is necessarily such that its parts are arranged catwise.

    1997, Michael Cannon Rea, Material constitution: a reader
    2 more examples

    Turning with an effort from the sad cat, Amy Parker looked through the fog of the window and saw her neighbour elongate herself catwise round the corner of a shed...

    1955, Patrick White, The tree of man

    In a happier mood, had he not been driven by hunger, he might have played with it, catwise, when it was dead, tossing it up and pretending that it was alive...

    2005, Charles Mayer, Jungle Beasts I Have Captured

Origin

From cat + -wise.

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Cite this entry
APA

catwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwise

MLA

“catwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwise.

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