Catty

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The name given by foreigners to the Chinese kin or pound.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An East Indian Weight of 11/3 pounds.
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  • noun. A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.
  • adjective. With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset.
  • adjective. Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
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  • adjective. marked by or arising from malice
  • noun. any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
    • Word Usage
    "The girls in this school, I thought, gave the word catty a new meaning."
    cross-reference
    candareen  chek  fan  kan  leung  
    Equivalent
    malicious  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    weight  weight unit  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cincinnati  Hattie  Mattie  Matty  Patti  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aboveboard  antsy  bitchy  bristed  critical  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abusive  active  back-biting  belittling  bitchy  
    variant
    cattier  cattiest  
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