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What is the adjective for cats?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs cat and catsit which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

cattish
  1. catlike; in the manner of a cat
  2. stealthy
  3. sly and spiteful; marked by malice
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Sort of cattish way of implying that the fair Olga could get along without any moon at all.”
      “She had a fixation with cats that leaked out as a sort of low sub-vocal purr that accentuated her speech, along with other more cattish noises.”
      “We may perceive cats playing with the mice they hunt as cruel, but this is a human, not a cattish, response.”
catlike
  1. resembling a cat; feline
  2. slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “He vaulted the fence that separated him from his backyard and landed catlike on the ground.”
      “As it was, his expression hardened, the catlike sharpness of his pupils glinting dangerously.”
      “When Posey reached the far baseline boxed in with nowhere to go, the catlike Oliver batted the ball away, grabbed it, and bounded back downcourt.”
catty
  1. (informal, of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
  2. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “And as nerves fray and tempers rise, you can be assured of a catty remark or backstage rumpus.”
cat
  1. (Ireland, informal) terrible, disastrous.
catly
  1. Of or pertaining to cats; feline.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Automatically, he scanned the premises for catly mischief, just as Nick Bamba scanned a vacated guest room for missing lightbulbs and dripping hot water faucets.”
catless
  1. Without a cat or cats.
cattier
  1. comparative form of catty: more catty
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “They would have preferred something cattier, but I had nothing catty to say.”
      “Yes, it has been tougher, lonelier and cattier than she expected on the women's circuit.”
      “Lebanon's blogging community has in recent past shown its cattier competitiveness, which is why the supportive turnout Tuesday night was a testament to Khairallah's success.”
cattiest
catted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of cat
catting
  1. present participle of cat
catsat
  1. simple past tense and past participle of catsit
catsitting
  1. present participle of catsit
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