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cattiness

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cat·ty 1  (kt)
adj. cat·ti·er, cat·ti·est
1. Subtly cruel or malicious; spiteful: a catty remark.
2. Catlike; stealthy.
catti·ly adv.
catti·ness n.
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).
[Malay kati.]
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Noun1.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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