catty (redirected from catties)

cat·ty ¹  (kt)

adj. cat·ti·er, cat·ti·est

1. Subtly cruel or malicious; spiteful: a catty remark.

2. Catlike; stealthy.

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catti·ly adv.

catti·ness n.

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cat·ty ² also cat·tie  (kt)

n. pl. cat·ties

Any of various units of weight used in Southeast Asia, especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams (approximately 1.1 pounds).

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[Malay kati.]

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catty¹, cattish

adj -tier, -tiest

1. Informal spiteful a catty remark

2. of or resembling a cat

cattily , cattishly adv

cattiness , cattishness n

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catty², cattie [ˈkætɪ]

n pl -ties

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of weight, used esp in China, equal to about one and a half pounds or about 0.67 kilogram

[from Malay kati]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	catty - any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) cattie Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
Adj.	1.	catty - marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" bitchy, cattish malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

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catty

adjective spiteful, mean, malicious, malevolent, venomous, bitchy (informal), snide, rancorous, backbiting, shrewish, ill-natured She had to put up with catty remarks about her appearance.
kind, generous, pleasant, charitable, compassionate, benevolent, considerate

Translations

catty [ˈkætɪ] ADJ (cattier (compar) (cattiest (superl))) [person, remark] → malicioso

catty [ˈkæti] adj [woman, remark] → vache >

catty

adj (+er) → gehässig, boshaft

catty [ˈkætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → maligno/a, dispettoso/a