catty (redirected from kettie)

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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catty

Adjective

[-tier, -tiest] Informal spiteful: her remarks were amusing and only slightly catty

cattiness n

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

Translations

catty [ˈkætɪ] adj → malicioso

catty [ˈkætɪ] adj → méchant(e)

catty [ˈkætɪ] adj → gehässig

catty [ˈkætɪ] adj → maligno/a, dispettoso/a