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词汇 cattish
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Definition of cattish in English:

cattish

adjective ˈkatɪʃˈkædɪʃ
  • another term for catty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Rafael,’ She says with a cattish smile, ‘I would love to go with you.’
    • She had a fixation with cats that leaked out as a sort of low sub-vocal purr that accentuated her speech, along with other more cattish noises.
    • His eyes seemed to vary from their usual hazel to a cattish kind of amber.
    • He remembered her cattish grin as she replied; ‘Sandmen.’

Derivatives

  • cattishly

  • adverb
    • ‘Said’ was always accompanied by abruptly, coldly, crossly, menacingly, cattishly, angrily, sharply, grimly, sulkily, or curiously.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Eastern stylists cattishly murmured that this was going too far, even for California.
      • Just then the door opened and in stepped a wiry bearded man, who was mumbling to himself and skittering around cattishly.
      • The piano swells dramatically in ‘Mi Sueno’; the trumpet honks and squawks in ‘Rumba Feliz’ and coils cattishly around ‘La Extrano’; the flute haunts its way through ‘Mi Amor’; and the percussion is strong in everything.
      • Through the gentle chiding of the gay stylist friend, to the downright vicious demands of Ms. Streep, to the snottish comments from the old Emily, it was cattishly pleasing.
  • cattishness

  • noun
    • He had never seen her display cattishness, never known her to be on the lookout for other women on the chance of catching them tripping - except in relation to him.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Hrm… I must get my fix of cattishness at club, then hole up for the rest of the week till the feeling goes away.
      • She also doesn't get to display much emotion in her songs; she's limited to cheery cattishness, and wistful love.
      • Titania is played by a ballet dancer who has a reasonable repertoire in cattishness but her dancing is certainly more accomplished than her acting.
      • Unkind souls may consider that this will be akin to filling an empty space with a hole, but I disdain such cattishness.

Rhymes

fattish, flattish

Definition of cattish in US English:

cattish

adjectiveˈkadiSHˈkædɪʃ
  • another term for catty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Rafael,’ She says with a cattish smile, ‘I would love to go with you.’
    • He remembered her cattish grin as she replied; ‘Sandmen.’
    • His eyes seemed to vary from their usual hazel to a cattish kind of amber.
    • She had a fixation with cats that leaked out as a sort of low sub-vocal purr that accentuated her speech, along with other more cattish noises.
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