cattiness

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.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cattiness - malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty bitchiness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness malevolency, malice, malevolence - the quality of threatening evil

Translations

cattiness [ˈkætɪnɪs] N → malicia f, rencor m

cattiness

n (fig) → Gehässigkeit f, → Boshaftigkeit f

cattiness [ˈkætɪnɪs] n → malignità

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cattiness [ˈkætɪnɪs] n → malignità