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catty

Pronunciation: /ˈkæti/

The English word “catty” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
  2. With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset (particularly in interactions between women).

noun

  1. A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places.
  2. A catapult.

Etymology

From cat + -y. Compare Dutch kattig, which also means “subtly hostile” and is formed the same way (kat + -ig); see also catfight.

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