cattish

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cat•tish

(ˈkæt ɪʃ)

adj.
1. catlike; feline.
2. catty 1 (def. 1).
[1590–1600]
cat′tish•ly, adv.
cat′tish•ness, n.
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Adj.1.cattish - marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"
bitchy, catty
malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
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